Timeline
1916
1916
29 September
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
1916
4 October
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 69 - Tahiti
1916
21 December
Awarded 3 days confinement to barracks
1917
1917
6 January
Employed 3 days shifting coal in the ship and entitled an extra pay of 2-/ per day
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
Arras-Cambrai Road
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
The Billets in Monchy
1917
2 August
Killed in action
Dead wounded by rifle fire in the performance of his duty, Arras area
Resting place
Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, France
Grave reference
V J 11
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal