Timeline
1916
1916
4 October
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 69 - Tahiti
1917
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
13 November
Gassed
Admitted to hospital
1917
17 November
Embarked for England
1917
19 November
Admitted to hospital
1917
30 November
Granted leave
1917
13 December
Classified unfit for active service
1917
14 December
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
1918
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
The Workshop in Arras
1918
1 February
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Tahiti
1918
14 May
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal