Timeline
1917
6 March
Enlistment
Wellington Military District
1917
22 March
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
26 April
Transfer to England
HMNZT 84 - Turakina
1917
20 July
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
11 August
Embarked for France
1917
14 August
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
30 August
Joined the Company
1917
28 October
Detached to Mine School
1917
11 November
Rejoined the Company
1917
14 November
Wounded in action but remained with the Company
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
14 January
Granted leave
1918
30 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
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
28 August
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1918
15 September
Rejoined the Company
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1919
3 January
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1919
30 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Larkhill
1919
15 February
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
21 February
Admitted to hospital with deafness
1919
6 March
Marched in to NZ Depot, Larkhill
1919
11 March
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
14 March
Transfer to New Zealand
R.M.S. Ionic
1919
20 August
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal