Enlisted at the age of 21
7th ReinforcementsTrained
Narrow Neck, AucklandTransfer to England
HMNZT 96 Maunganui
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Joined the Company
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Admitted to hospital with Inflammation of the Connective Tissue of the left thigh
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Detached to No.4 Veterinary Hospital
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 Base Depot, Etaples
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship BhamoEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of William Thomas Cox“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
