Timeline
1915
6 October
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
1915
11 October
Initial training
Avondale, Auckland
1915
27 November
Promoted 2nd Corporal
1915
18 December
Transfer to England
S.S. Ruapehu
1916
3 February
Marched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
1916
9 March
Embarked for France
1916
16 March
From the Front
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
1916
19 June
Detached to Mine School
1916
26 June
Rejoined the Company
1916
16 November
From the Front
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
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
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
30 May
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, Boulogne
1917
1 June
Rejoined the Company
1917
2 June
Detached to Mine School
1917
8 June
Rejoined the Company
1917
8 June
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, Abbeville
1917
11 June
Rejoined the Company
1917
28 August
Promoted Corporal
1917
24 October
Appointed Acting Sergeant
1917
2 November
Relinquished appointment of Acting Sergeant
1917
22 December
Promoted Sergeant
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
22 February
Gassed
Admitted to hospital
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
29 March
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
25 July
Classified unfit for service in the field
1918
1 August
Embarked for England
1918
4 August
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
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
10 August
Classified unfit for active service
1919
8 November
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Rimutaka
1919
29 December
Admonished for neglecting of duty and failing to supply a picquet
1920
28 April
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal