Timeline
1916
20 April
Enlistment
Canterbury Military District
1916
4 May
Initial training
Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
26 June
Transfer to England
HMNZT 56 - Maunganui
1916
22 August
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
1916
2 September
Embarked for France
1916
4 September
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
1916
3 November
Joined 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
2 January
Admitted to hospital with albuminuria
1917
24 January
Embarked for England
1917
26 January
Admitted to hospital with haematoma
1917
21 March
Classified unfit for active service on account of nephritis and cardiac dilation
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
26 April
Transfer to New Zealand
R.M.S. Tainui
1917
31 August
Final discharge
End of Service
Decoration
British War Medal
Victory Medal