Enlisted at the age of 35
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
Buried
Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, ArrasGrave reference
V A 3Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Henry Ernest Metcalfe“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
