Timeline
1915
5 October
Enlistment
Otago 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
8 August
Granted leave
1916
17 August
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
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
2 September
Promoted Lance Corporal
1917
30 September
Reverted to Sapper and sentenced to 1 year Imprisonment with Hard Labour for absence without leave and entering in a cellar in search of plunder
1917
15 October
Sentence of 1 year Imprisonment with Hard Labour suspended
1917
31 July
Admitted to hospital with an injury to the left knee
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
7 January
Embarked for England
1918
8 January
Admitted to hospital
1918
15 February
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
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 May
Embarked for France
1918
11 May
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
17 May
Rejoined the Company
1918
25 June
Awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.1 for creating a disturbance in the field
1918
27 June
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal to undergo Field Punishment No.1
1918
12 July
Rejoined the Company
1918
8 August
100 Days Offensive
Allied Attacks
1918
27 September
From the Front
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
1918
9 October
Admitted to hospital with an injury to the leg
1918
17 October
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
1918
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
21 November
Granted leave
1918
6 December
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1918
23 December
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Briton
1919
19 January
1 year Imprisonment with Hard Labour remitted by General Officer Commanding NZ Expeditionary Force
1919
25 March
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal