Enlisted at the age of 20
Main BodyTrained
Avondale, AucklandTransfer to England
Steamship RuapehuMarched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
Embarked for France
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
Admitted to hospital with jaundice
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Awarded 7 days detention for drunkenness, refusing to obey an order, threatening and using obscene language
Granted leave to the United Kingdom
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Admitted to hospital
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Rejoined the Company
Admitted to hospital with bronchial catarrh
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
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
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
Admitted to hospital with gastritis
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
Admitted to hospital with gastritis
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days Offensive
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
Demobilization
End of Service in the United KingdomAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of David Champ“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
