Enlisted at the age of 25
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
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
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
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Admitted to hospital with an injury to the left knee
Promoted Lance Corporal
Reverted to Sapper and sentenced to 1 year Imprisonment with Hard Labour for absence without leave and entering in a cellar in search of plunder
Sentence of 1 year Imprisonment with Hard Labour suspended
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Rejoined the Company
Awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.1 for creating a disturbance in the field
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal to undergo Field Punishment No.1
Rejoined the Company
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days Offensive
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Admitted to hospital with an injury to the leg
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Granted leave
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship Briton1 year Imprisonment with Hard Labour remitted by General Officer Commanding NZ Expeditionary Force
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Herbert Morris“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
