Timeline
1915
13 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
7 March
Stationed at Falmouth
1916
16 March
From the Front
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
1916
23 March
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
1916
30 April
Embarked for France
1916
3 May
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1916
14 June
Joined the Company
1916
26 July
Forfeited 2 days pay for absence from parade
1916
11 October
Awarded 7 days Field Punishment No.1 for refusing to obey a command
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
19 November
Forfeited 7 days pay for using obscene language to his superior officer
1917
5 February
Awarded 14 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness and disgracing the Company in public
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
19 July
Awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.1 for absence from parade
1917
20 December
Awarded 16 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness
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
21 April
Forfeited 2 days pay for absence from bath parade
1918
16 June
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1918
24 June
Admitted to hospital with influenza
1918
3 July
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, London
1918
13 July
Rejoined the Company
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
2 September
Admitted to hospital
1918
6 September
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
1918
24 September
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
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
2 December
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1918
19 December
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Oxfordshire
1919
2 March
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal