Timeline
1917
22 August
Posted to Tunnelling Corps
From NZ Rifle Brigade
1917
11 October
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
21 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 96 - Maunganui
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
8 January
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
1918
12 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1918
6 March
Embarked for France
1918
8 March
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
14 March
Admitted to hospital with influenza
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
22 April
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
28 April
Joined the Company
1918
22 May
Forfeited 2 days pay for being half an hour late for parade
1918
8 July
Gassed
Admitted to hospital
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
24 August
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital with gastritis
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
19 December
Transfer to New Zealand
H.S. Marama
1919
23 December
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal