Enlisted at the age of 35
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
Granted leave to the United Kingdom
Rejoined the Company
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.1 for 15 minutes late for parade
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
Admitted to hospital with poor eyesight
Rejoined the Company
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Classified unfit for service in the field
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital to be subjected to an eye exam
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Classified unfit for active service
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship WillochraEnd of Service
DemobilizationAllied 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
Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Edward Clare“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, 2025 (2009), Accessed: 8 November 2025. URL: www.
