Enlisted at the age of 30
1st ReinforcementsTrained
Avondale, AucklandTransfer to England
Steamship RuapehuMarched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
Stationed at Falmouth
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Joined the Company
Forfeited 2 days pay for absence from parade
Awarded 7 days Field Punishment No.1 for refusing to obey a command
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Forfeited 7 days pay for using obscene language to his superior officer
Awarded 14 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness and disgracing the Company in public
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
Awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.1 for absence from parade
Awarded 16 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Forfeited 2 days pay for absence from bath parade
Granted leave to the United Kingdom
Admitted to hospital with influenza
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, London
Rejoined the Company
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days OffensiveAdmitted to hospital
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship OxfordshireEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Alexander Alison“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
