Enlisted at the age of 39
4th ReinforcementsTrained
Narrow Neck, AucklandForfeited 1 day pay for overstaying leave
Transfer to England
HMNZT 76 AparimaBritish Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Forfeited 1 day pay for absence from tattoo
Admitted to hospital with injury to the thumb
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
Forfeited 2 days pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Classified unfit for service in the field
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
Awarded 3 days confinement to barracks and fined 10/- for drunkenness
Classified unfit for active service
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship Ruahine
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Friedrich Wilheim Hoft“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
