Enlisted at the age of 39
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
Detached to Mine School
Rejoined the Company
Detached to Mine School
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
Detached to Mine School
Rejoined the Company
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Detached to Mine School
Rejoined the Company
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Detached to Mine School
Rejoined the Company
Admitted to hospital with eyesight problems
Rejoined the Company
Granted leave to Paris
Rejoined the Company
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Detached to Mine School
Rejoined 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 neuritis
Diagnosed with an injury to the left
Diagnosed with paresis of left hand
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Classified unfit for service in the field
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days Offensive
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship AyrshireCessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of James Doyle“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
