Enlisted at the age of 27
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
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Sentenced to 6 months Imprisonment without Hard Labour for absence without leave from his duty
Sentence of 6 months Imprisonment without Hard Labour suspended
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
Buried
Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, ArrasGrave reference
V J 12Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of George Everett Davies“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
