21394 - Sapper

John

PORTEOUS

2nd Reinforcements

Timeline


1916

1916

12 March

Enlistment

Auckland Military District

1916

4 May

Initial training

Narrow Neck, Auckland

1916

26 June

Transfer to England

HMNZT 56 - Maunganui

1916

27 July

Awarded 7 days extra fatigue, forfeited 1 day pay by Royal Warrant and fined 4/- for breaking ranks when on parade

1916

24 August

Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford

1916

22 September

Embarked for France

1916

23 September

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

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

17 November

Joined the Company

1917

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

Arras-Cambrai Road

1917

22 April

Admitted to hospital with an injury to the right hand

1917

23 April

Diagnosed with fractured right ring finger

1917

28 April

Embarked for England

Admitted to hospital

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

The Billets in Monchy

1917

8 August

Classified unfit for active service

1917

12 August

Granted leave

1917

27 August

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

1917

16 November

Transfer to New Zealand

S.S. RUahine

1918

1918

3 February

Final discharge

End of Service

Decoration

British War Medal
British War Medal

Victory Medal
Victory Medal

Sources and bibliography

  • Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5550 33/0093771, Military Personnel File: John PORTEOUS - 21394.
  • Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau: John PORTEOUS.
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Wellington, Government Printer, 1914-1919, Volume II, Roll N°34, p. 42.

How to cite this page

Anthony BYLEDBAL, “John PORTEOUS (21394)”, New Zealand Tunnellers, 2024 (2009). Accessed: 27 April 2024. URL: https://www.nztunnellers.com/roll/details.php?id=694