Timeline
1915
1915
6 October
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
1915
11 October
Initial training
Avondale, Auckland
1915
18 December
Transfer to England
S.S. Ruapehu
1916
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
Chantecler, Sector of Arras
1916
20 March
Awarded 3 months Field Punishment No.1 for abusive language and refusing to obey his officer
1916
14 September
Wounded in action while carrying in a severely injured comrade to the trench
Admitted to hospital
1916
15 September
Diagnosed with severe wounds at right leg and compound fracture of femur
1916
16 September
Died of wounds
No.30 Casualty Clearing Station, Aubigny-en-Artois
Resting place
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Grave reference
I E 28
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal