Timeline
1916
29 September
Enlistment
Otago Military District
1916
4 October
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 69 - Tahiti
1917
29 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
26 February
Forfeited 1 day pay for absence without leave
1917
2 March
Embarked for France
1917
4 March
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1917
1 April
Detached to Segregation Camp, Etaples
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
27 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
6 May
Joined the Company
1917
28 October
Detached to Mine School
1917
11 November
Rejoined the Company
1917
3 December
Wounded in action by gas shell
Admitted to hospital
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
1 January
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital with trench fever
1918
6 March
Granted leave to United Kingdom
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
4 April
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1918
12 April
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1918
9 May
Embarked for France
1918
11 May
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1918
17 May
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
11 November
Armistice
Cessation of Hostilities
From the Front
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
1918
18 December
Granted leave to United Kingdom
1918
21 December
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
1919
7 June
Transfer to New Zealand
S.S. Ruapehu
1919
26 August
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal