Timeline
1917
22 March
Enlistment
Auckland Military District
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1917
26 April
Transfer to England
HMNZT 84 - Turakina
1917
20 July
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
1917
6 August
Forfeited 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
1917
12 October
Admitted to hospital with venereal disease
1917
14 November
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
7 December
Embarked for France
1917
10 December
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
From the Front
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
1918
13 January
Joined the Company
1918
13 March
Admitted to hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin
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
27 March
Embarked for England
1918
1 April
Admitted to hospital
1918
1 June
Granted leave
1918
17 June
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1918
2 July
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
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
31 December
Appointed Cook
1919
4 February
Relinquished appointment of Cook
1919
15 February
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
1919
14 March
Transfer to New Zealand
R.M.S. Ionic
1919
9 April
Admitted to hospital at sea
1919
12 April
Returned to duty
1919
22 May
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal