Timeline
1916
10 March
Enlistment
Wellington Military District
1916
4 May
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
11 June
Awarded 4 days confinement to barracks and forfeited 4 days pay for overstaying leave
1916
26 June
Transfer to England
HMNZT 56 - Maunganui
1916
22 August
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
1916
22 September
Embarked for France
1916
23 September
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1916
3 November
Joined 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
1916
29 November
Awarded 3 days Field Punishment No.1 for failing to stand by his horse when ordered to do so
1917
15 February
Reprimanded for leading a pair of draught horse to water without bit combinations
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
3 December
Killed in action
Dead wounded by shell-fire, Arras
Resting place
Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, France
Grave reference
VII A 1
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal