Timeline
1915
4 November
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
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
22 February
Admitted to hospital
1917
27 February
Diagnosed with venereal disease
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
20 April
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
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 June
Marched in to NZ Army Service Corps Depot, Le Havre
1917
10 July
Attached to No.2 Depot Unit Supply
1917
26 December
Transferred
NZ Divisional Train
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal