Timeline
1915
1915
6 October
Enlistment
Canterbury Military District
1915
11 October
Initial training
Avondale, Auckland
1915
18 December
Transfer to England
S.S. Ruapehu
1916
1916
1 January
Promoted Lance Corporal
1916
3 February
Marched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
1916
16 March
From the Front
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
Chantecler, Sector of Arras
1916
25 September
Admitted to hospital
1916
5 October
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
1917
8 February
Severely wounded by a shell burst in one of the billets of section No.4
Admitted to hospital
1917
9 February
Died of wounds
37th Field Ambulance, Duisans
Resting place
Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Grave reference
VIII A 9
Decoration
Military Medal
“For acts of gallantry in the field.”
British War Medal
Victory Medal