Timeline
1916
1916
20 December
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
Under the alias of
Joseph MERCER
1917
1917
4 January
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
16 February
Transfer to England
HMNZT 76 - Aparima
1917
2 May
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
5 May
From the Front
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
The Billets in Monchy
1917
3 July
Embarked for France
1917
5 July
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
13 July
Joined the Company
1917
5 October
Forfeited 2 days pay for drunkenness and absence from billets
1918
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
The Workshop in Arras
1918
24 January
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Transferred
2nd Battalion Auckland Regiment
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal