Timeline
1915
9 October
Enlistment
Canterbury Military District
1915
11 October
Initial training
Avondale, Auckland
1915
18 December
Transfer to England
S.S. Ruapehu
1916
3 February
Marched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
1916
9 March
Embarked for France
1916
16 March
From the Front
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
1916
3 May
Admitted to hospital with measles
1916
15 May
Rejoined the Company
1916
14 November
Granted leave
1916
16 November
From the Front
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
1916
26 November
Rejoined the Company
1917
23 January
Admitted to hospital with dental problems
1917
26 January
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
10 March
Detached to Segregation Camp, Etaples
1917
4 April
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
5 April
Awarded 10 days confinement to barracks and forfeited 2 days pay for gambling and creating a disturbance
1917
8 April
Admitted to hospital with scabies
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
15 April
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
29 April
Rejoined the Company
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
Admitted to hospital with cervical adenitis
1917
28 July
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
8 August
Rejoined the Company
1917
3 December
Admitted to hospital in England with chapped left heel while on leave
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
8 February
Rejoined the Company
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
24 June
Awarded 21 days Field Punishment No.1 for creating a disturbance, absence without leave and failing to appear at roll call
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
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
1 December
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1918
17 December
Admitted to hospital with an ulcer
1919
1 February
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Hororata
1919
13 April
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal