Timeline
1917
1917
23 February
Enlistment
Canterbury Military District
1917
22 March
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
26 April
Transfer to England
HMNZT 84 - Turakina
1917
20 July
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
11 August
Embarked for France
1917
14 August
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
6 September
Joined the Company
1918
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
The Workshop in Arras
1918
24 January
Detached to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Transferred
1st Battalion Otago Regiment
1918
5 April
Killed in action
Killed in the performance of his duty, Somme area
Resting place
Englebelmer Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Grave reference
I E 18
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal