Enlisted at the age of 22
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
Admitted to hospital with a wound at the left hand
Rejoined the Company
Admitted to hospital with bronchitis
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Forfeited 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Detached to Segregation Camp, Etaples
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Rejoined the Company
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Granted leave
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Awarded 2 days Field Punishment No.1 and forfeited 2 days pay by Royal Warrant for absenting himself from Victoria Station, London
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
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days OffensiveAdmitted to hospital with pleurisy
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital with inflammation of joints
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship TahitiEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of George Alfred Harris“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
