Enlisted at the age of 22
Main BodyTrained
Avondale, AucklandTransfer to England
Steamship RuapehuMarched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
Awarded 10 days confinement to barracks and forfeited 4 days pay for absence without leave
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
Awarded 168 hours detention and forfeited 9 days pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Rejoined the Company
Admitted to hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
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
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
Forfeited 1 day pay for being in a township improperly dressed
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 Offensive
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Admitted to hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Rejoined the Company
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Granted leave to the United Kingdom
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship IonicEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Henry William Marsh“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
