Timeline
1915
1915
6 October
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
1915
11 October
Initial training
Avondale, Auckland
1915
18 December
Transfer to England
S.S. Ruapehu
1916
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
Chantecler, Sector of Arras
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
1917
12 March
Killed in action
Killed by a shrapnel bullet in the Orderly Room of the forward billets, Arras
Resting place
Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, France
Grave reference
II F 19
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal