Timeline
1917
18 June
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
26 July
Transfer to England
HMNZT 90 - Ulimaroa
1917
25 September
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
23 October
Embarked for France
1917
27 October
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
10 November
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
6 February
Admitted to hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin
1918
11 February
Diagnosed with pleurisy
1918
15 March
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
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
25 March
Rejoined the Company
1918
21 April
Detached to Commanding Royal Engineers, XVIIth Corps
1918
28 April
Rejoined the Company
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
5 November
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
1 December
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
15 December
Rejoined the Company
1919
14 January
Granted leave to Paris
1919
9 February
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Depot, Larkhill
1919
15 February
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
14 March
Transfer to New Zealand
R.M.S. Ionic
1919
22 May
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal