Enlisted at the age of 34
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
Granted leave
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 venereal disease
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Admitted to hospital with scabies
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Rejoined the Company
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Admitted to hospital with shell fire wounds and left ankle contusion
Rejoined the Company
Detached to Mine School
Rejoined the Company
Granted leave
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Rejoined the Company
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
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Granted leave to the United Kingdom
Admitted to hospital with venereal disease
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
Marched in to NZ Depot, Larkhill
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship IonicEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of John Alexander McKenzie“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
