Enlisted at the age of 17
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
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
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
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
Admitted to hospital with appendicitis
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Granted leave
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
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
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Admitted to hospital with influenza
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Granted leave
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days OffensiveMarched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
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 Port MelbourneGranted sick leave
Reported to local Defence Office
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Albert Morton“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
