Timeline
1916
21 September
Enlistment
Canterbury Military District
1916
4 October
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 69 - Tahiti
1917
29 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
26 February
Admitted to hospital with hernia
1917
3 April
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
9 April
Battle of Arras
British Offensive
From the Front
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
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
1917
3 July
Embarked for France
1917
5 July
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
13 July
Joined the Company
1917
11 August
Admitted to hospital with venereal disease
1917
12 September
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
11 October
Rejoined the Company
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
14 January
Admitted to hospital with scabies
1918
15 January
Diagnosed with suspected venereal disease
1918
27 January
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
2 February
Admitted to hospital with influenza
1918
21 March
Spring Offensive
German Attacks
From the Front
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
1918
26 March
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
13 May
Rejoined the Company
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
10 September
Granted leave
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
30 September
Rejoined the Company
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
30 December
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
27 February
Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London
1919
27 March
Final discharge
End of Service Overseas
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal