Timeline
1917
5 March
Enlistment
Wellington Military District
1917
22 March
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
26 April
Transfer to England
HMNZT 84 - Turakina
1917
20 July
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
11 August
Embarked for France
1917
14 August
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
3 September
Joined the Company
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
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
10 May
Admitted to hospital with suspected albuminuria
1918
2 June
Embarked for England
1918
4 June
Admitted to hospital with trench fever
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
10 August
Granted leave
1918
26 August
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1918
17 September
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
2 December
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Maunganui
1919
8 February
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal