Enlisted at the age of 25
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
Promoted Lance Corporal
Admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound to the left forearm
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Granted leave
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
British 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
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
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 OffensiveGranted leave to the United Kingdom
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Rejoined the Company
Nominated for temporary Imperial Commission
Detached to England for training
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Appointed temporary Corporal
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship WillochraEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Stephen Langridge“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
