Transfer 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 shell shock
Rejoined the Company
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
Fined 2/6 and forfeited 2 days pay for drunkenness while under medical treatment when on active service and failing to parade
Admitted to hospital with dental carries
Rejoined the Company
Enlisted at the age of 37
1st ReinforcementsTrained
Avondale, Auckland
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Forfeited 2 days pay for being in town without a pass and being in possession of smoke helmet
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Admitted to hospital with dental problems
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Rejoined the Company
Granted leave
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
Sick with influenza
Admitted to hospital
Embarked for England
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days OffensiveAdmitted to hospital with trench fever
Classified unfit for active service
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 RuahineEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Thomas Hunter“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
