Timeline
1916
1916
4 October
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 69 - Tahiti
1916
20 November
Admitted to hospital at sea for vaccination
1916
2 December
Returned to duty
1917
1917
29 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
2 March
Embarked for France
1917
4 March
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
13 March
Admitted to hospital with bronchitis
1917
22 March
Embarked for England
1917
24 March
Admitted to hospital with asthma
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
Arras-Cambrai Road
1917
2 May
Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London
1917
4 May
Classified unfit for active service
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
The Billets in Monchy
1917
21 July
Transfer to New Zealand
R.M.S. Arawa
1917
23 October
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal