Timeline
1916
1916
28 September
Enlistment
Otago Military District
1916
4 October
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
26 February
Forfeited 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
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
Admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds to the shoulder, arm and abdomen
Died of wounds
No.41 Casualty Clearing Station, Agnez-lès-Duisans
Resting place
Duisans British Cemetery, France
Grave reference
IV K 43
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal