Enlisted at the age of 34
6th ReinforcementsTrained
Narrow Neck, AucklandForfeited 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for overstaying leave
Transfer to England
HMNZT 90 UlimaroaMarched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Joined the Company
Admitted to hospital with hyperhidrosis
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Admitted to hospital with debility
Classified unfit for service in the field
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Detached on duty to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst
Admitted to hospital with irritation of sympathetic nerve
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days Offensive
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Detached on duty to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship BhamoEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Edward Jobe“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
