Enlisted at the age of 22
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
Admitted to hospital
Diagnosed with venereal disease
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
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Marched in to NZ Army Service Corps Depot, Le Havre
Attached to No.2 Depot Unit Supply
Transferred
NZ Divisional TrainAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Alexander Davies Mitchell“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
