Timeline
1916
2 August
Enlistment
Wellington Military District
1916
4 October
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 69 - Tahiti
1916
28 December
Awarded 10 days detention
1917
29 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
30 January
Admitted to hospital with venereal disease
1917
2 March
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
8 March
Admitted to hospital with bronchitis
1917
23 March
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
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
14 April
Awarded 7 days detention for slovenly conduct, drunkenness and using obscene language
1917
27 April
Awarded 28 days detention for not saluting an officer and disobeying an order
1917
27 April
Admitted to hospital with venereal disease
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
20 May
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1917
7 June
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
11 June
Awarded 14 days confinement to barracks and forfeited 1 day pay for breaking out of camp, absence without leave and breaking into camp
1917
20 June
Embarked for France
1917
23 June
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
25 June
Admitted to hospital with venereal disease
1917
7 July
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
31 July
Joined the Company
1917
31 August
Admitted to hospital with tuberculosis
1917
11 September
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
1917
8 December
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
16 January
Admitted to hospital with venereal disease
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
17 April
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1918
11 May
Admitted to hospital with corneal rupture
1918
24 May
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1918
22 June
Admitted to hospital with jaundice
1918
7 August
Transfer to New Zealand
H.S. Marama
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
1918
31 December
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal