Enlisted at the age of 33
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 with measles
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Rejoined the Company
Reduced to Sapper for creating a disturbance in camp
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Detached to Mine School
Rejoined the Company
Granted leave to the United Kingdom
Admitted to hospital with cough
Rejoined the Company
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
Detached to Mine School
Rejoined the Company
Granted leave to the United Kingdom
Admitted to hospital with venereal disease
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, London
Rejoined the Company
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Admitted to hospital with bronchitis
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Transferred
NZ Divisional Employment CompanyAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Joseph Bertie Beveridge“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
