Timeline
1915
4 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
28 March
Admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound to the right hand
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
1 July
Classified unfit for service in the field
1917
22 July
Embarked for England
1917
24 July
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
1917
15 August
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Tofua
1917
10 November
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal