Enlisted at the age of 35
Main BodyTrained
Avondale, AucklandPromoted Lance Corporal
Transfer 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
Appointed temporary 2nd Corporal
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Promoted Corporal
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
Detached to Rest Camp, Saint-Valery
Rejoined the Company
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Promoted Sergeant
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 thrombosis
Rejoined the Company
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days Offensive
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Embarked for England for a return to New Zealand on tour of duty
Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London
Granted leave
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship MatatuaEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Charles Perry“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
