Timeline
1916
4 October
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 69 - Tahiti
1917
29 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
2 March
Embarked for France
1917
4 March
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
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
13 April
Joined the Company
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
4 November
Admitted to hospital with epistasis of radius
1917
10 November
Embarked for England
1917
12 November
Admitted to hospital
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
24 January
Awarded 52 days detention and forfeited 52 days pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
1918
8 February
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, London
1918
13 February
Embarked for France
1918
18 February
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
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
21 October
Admitted to hospital with albuminuria
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
31 December
Discharged
1919
1 January
Embarked for England
1919
2 January
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
1919
19 May
Final discharge
End of Service Overseas
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal