Enlisted at the age of 19
Main BodyTrained
Avondale, AucklandPromoted Lance Corporal
Reverted to Sapper at own request
Transfer 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
Admitted to hospital with trouble to the right knee
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Admitted to hospital with inflammation of right knee
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Granted leave
Classified unfit for active service
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
Awarded 3 days confinement to barracks for evading duty
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship RimutakaGranted sick leave
Reported to local Defence Office
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Edward Henry Meade“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
