Enlisted at the age of 24
5th ReinforcementsTrained
Narrow Neck, AucklandPromoted Lance Corporal
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Promoted Corporal
Transfer to England
HMNZT 84 Turakina
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Appointed Acting Sergeant
Admitted to hospital at sea
Returned to duty
Admitted to hospital at sea
Returned to duty
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
Reverted to Lance Corporal
Embarked for France
Reverted to Sapper
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Joined the Company
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
Admitted to hospital with synovitis of the right knee
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Granted leave
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days OffensiveDetached on command to NZ Depot, Torquay
Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Appointed temporary Sergeant for educational purposes on S.S. Briton
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship BritonEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Roland Harry Packwood“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
