Timeline
1916
1916
11 October
Posted to Tunnelling Corps
From NZ Field Artillery
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November
Transfer to England
HMNZT 69 - Tahiti
1917
1917
29 January
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
1917
2 March
Embarked for France
1917
4 March
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, 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
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Arras-Cambrai Road
1917
13 April
Joined the Company
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
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The Billets in Monchy
1917
14 October
Killed in action
Killed in the performance of his duty, Arras area
Resting place
Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, France
Grave reference
VI A 9
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal