Enlisted at the age of 21
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
Sick with gastritis
Admitted to hospital with appendicitis
Diagnosed with debility
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
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, Codford
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
Admitted to hospital with furunculosis
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 a gunshot wound to the forearm
Rejoined the Company
Forfeited 2 days pay for committing a nuisance in a trench
Admitted to hospital
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Admitted to hospital
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
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 multiple gunshot wounds
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Granted leave
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days Offensive
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Rejoined the Company
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Admitted to hospital
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship Port MelbourneFined 9/10 for deficient kit
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Arnold Heinrich Graff“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
