Timeline
1915
4 October
Enlistment
Wellington Military District
1915
11 October
Initial training
Avondale, Auckland
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
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
14 August
Selected for Commission
1917
20 August
Embarked for England
1917
22 September
Detached to No.5 Officers Cadet Battalion, Cambridge
1917
17 December
Promoted 2nd Lieutenant
Posted to Canterbury Regiment
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
17 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
1918
1 February
Seconded for duty
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Willochra
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
1919
4 January
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal