Enlisted at the age of 25
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
Promoted Lance Corporal
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Appointed temporary Sergeant
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
Relinquished appointment of temporary Sergeant
Promoted Corporal
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Marched in to Royal Engineers Officer Cadet Battalion, Newark
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Transferred
Temporary Imperial Commission in the Royal EngineersRegimental Number changed to 5/893A
Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Roy Jocelyn Grainger“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
