Timeline
1915
13 December
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
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
1 November
Promoted Lance 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
19 February
Appointed temporary Sergeant
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
24 May
Relinquished appointment of temporary Sergeant
Promoted Corporal
1917
26 May
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London
1917
7 August
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1917
7 October
Marched in to Royal Engineers Officer Cadet Battalion, Newark
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
11 January
Regimental Number changed to 5/893A
Transferred
Appointed to temporary Imperial Commission in Royal Engineers
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal