Enlisted at the age of 27
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
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Nominated for training in a cadet unit
Detained as witness for a Field General Court Martial case
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
Detached to No.4 Officers Cadet Battalion, Oxford
Promoted 2nd Lieutenant
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
Embarked for France
Transferred
Otago RegimentAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Alexander Gordon Leeden“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
