Timeline
1915
9 October
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 July
Forfeited 2 days pay for disobeying orders and using insubordinate language
1916
25 August
Forfeited 9 days pay for being absent from parade
1916
27 August
Forfeited 1 day pay for appearing in the street without being properly dressed
1916
12 September
Awarded 7 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness and resisting arrest
1916
24 September
Forfeited 2 days pay for drunkenness
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
11 December
Awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.1 for absence from parade
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
20 October
Forfeited 2 days pay for absence without leave
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
6 January
Granted leave
1918
23 January
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
10 April
Awarded 4 days Field Punishment No.1 and forfeited 2 days pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave from roll call
1918
27 May
Forfeited 1 day pay for absence from parade
1918
1 July
Forfeited 4 days pay for absence from parade
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
22 October
Awarded 5 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
8 December
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1919
26 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1919
29 January
Final discharge
End of Service Overseas
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal