Timeline
1917
17 March
Enlistment
Canterbury Military District
1917
22 March
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
26 April
Transfer to England
HMNZT 84 - Turakina
1917
20 July
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
28 July
Awarded 96 hours detention and forfeited 4 days pay for refusing to obey an order
1917
11 August
Embarked for France
1917
14 August
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
3 September
Joined the Company
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
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
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
14 September
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
30 September
Rejoined the Company
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
16 November
Admitted to hospital
1918
26 November
Diagnosed with influenza
1918
29 November
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
23 December
Embarked for England
Marched in to Sling Camp, Bulford
1919
20 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
22 January
Admitted to hospital
1919
9 June
Transfer to New Zealand
H.S. Marama
1919
28 October
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal