Timeline
1917
17 March
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
1917
14 June
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
11 July
Forfeited 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for overstaying leave
1917
26 July
Transfer to England
HMNZT 90 - Ulimaroa
1917
25 September
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
23 October
Embarked for France
1917
27 October
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
10 November
Joined the Company
1917
23 November
Admitted to hospital with hyperhidrosis
1917
13 December
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
14 January
Admitted to hospital with debility
1918
27 February
Classified unfit for service in the field
Embarked for England
1918
28 February
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
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
24 July
Detached on duty to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
Admitted to hospital with irritation of sympathetic nerve
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
14 October
Detached on duty to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1919
8 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
10 March
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Bhamo
1919
23 May
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal