Timeline
1915
1915
11 December
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
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
22 March
Promoted Lance Corporal
1916
5 August
Detached to 1st Army Service Corps Repair Shop
1916
10 October
Rejoined the Company
1916
1 November
Promoted Corporal
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
1917
8 March
Admitted to hospital with meningitis
Died of disease
No.12 Stationary Hospital, Saint-Pol
Resting place
Saint-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Grave reference
E 13
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal