Enlisted at the age of 24
6th ReinforcementsTrained
Narrow Neck, AucklandAwarded 2 days confinement to barracks for absence without leave
Transfer to England
HMNZT 90 UlimaroaMarched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Joined the Company
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days OffensiveAdmitted to hospital with cardiac diseases
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship RuahineEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Thomas Edward Cargill“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
