Timeline
1915
21 September
Enlistment
Wellington Military District
1915
11 October
Initial training
Avondale, Auckland
1915
22 November
Forfeited 1 day pay for absence without leave
1915
14 December
Forfeited 3 days pay for absence without leave
1915
18 December
Transfer to England
S.S. Ruapehu
1916
3 February
Marched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
1916
6 February
Leave stopped for 14 days and 2 weekends for absence without leave, and awarded 1 day confinement to barracks for inattention on parade
1916
9 March
Embarked for France
1916
16 March
From the Front
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
1916
21 August
Detached to Mine School
1916
1 September
Rejoined the Company
1916
13 September
Granted leave
1916
22 September
Rejoined the Company
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
1916
20 November
Admitted to hospital
1916
23 November
Diagnosed with nephritis
1916
1 December
Embarked for England
1916
2 December
Admitted to hospital
1917
6 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
1917
24 February
Granted leave
1917
12 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
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
3 July
Embarked for France
1917
5 July
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
13 July
Rejoined the Company
1917
9 November
Admitted to hospital with scabies
1917
24 November
Rejoined the Company
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
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
9 July
Forfeited 7 days pay and 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for absence from billets
1918
20 July
Admitted to hospital
1918
24 July
Rejoined the Company
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
23 August
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1918
9 September
Rejoined the Company
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
27 December
Discharged
1919
1 January
Embarked for England
1919
2 January
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
1919
8 March
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Willochra
1919
13 May
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal