Timeline
1915
10 July
Enlistment
Wellington Military District
1915
11 October
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
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
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
29 September
Detached to Mine School
1917
14 October
Rejoined the Company
1917
2 November
Admitted to hospital with appendicitis
1917
15 November
Embarked for England
1917
18 November
Admitted to hospital
1917
26 November
Diagnosed with abscess appendix
Placed on seriously ill list
1917
6 December
Removed from seriously ill list
1917
11 December
Classified unfit for active service
1917
24 December
Transfer to New Zealand
H.S. Maheno
1918
23 April
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal