Enlisted at the age of 35
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
Diagnosed with myalgia
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Detached on duty to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Admitted to hospital with bronchitis
Detached on duty to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames
Classified unfit for active service on account of rheumatism
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship MaunganuiBritish Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Hugh Patrick Killen“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
