Timeline
1915
27 August
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
6 September
Granted leave
1916
15 September
Rejoined the Company
1916
12 November
Admitted to hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin
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
25 November
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
1916
29 December
Diagnosed with nephritis
1917
13 February
Classified unfit for active on account of renal calculi
1917
21 February
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
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
Admitted to hospital with renal calculi
1917
26 May
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
1917
21 July
Transfer to New Zealand
R.M.S. Arawa
1917
25 September
Admitted as outpatient to hospital
1917
7 December
Discharged from hospital
1917
24 December
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal