Timeline
1915
3 September
Enlistment
Auckland 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
30 October
Admitted to hospital
1916
3 November
Rejoined the Company
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




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
17 July
Admitted to hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin
1917
29 July
Rejoined the Company
1917
2 October
Admitted to hospital with a jaw injury
1917
16 October
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
10 November
Rejoined the Company
1917
15 November
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1917
2 December
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
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
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
20 August
Detached to Rest Camp
1918
4 September
Rejoined the Company
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
16 November
Admitted to hospital with pyrexia
1918
31 December
Marched in to NZ Reception Camp
1919
7 January
Embarked for England and marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
10 March
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Bhamo
1919
14 August
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
Military Medal
“For bravery in the field.”
British War Medal
Victory Medal