Enlisted at the age of 28
1st ReinforcementsTrained
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
Granted leave
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
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
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
Detached to Rest Camp, Saint-Valery
Awarded 25 days Field Punishment No.2 for drunkenness
Rejoined the Company
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
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 an injury to the right knee
Rejoined the Company
Granted leave
Admitted to hospital with displaced cartilage to the right knee
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Admitted to hospital with displaced cartilage to the right knee
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Granted leave
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Granted leave to the United Kingdom
Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London
Demobilization
End of Service in the United KingdomAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Herbert Harrison“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
