Enlisted at the age of 40
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
Admitted to hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Diagnosed with nephritis
Classified unfit for active on account of renal calculi
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Admitted to hospital with renal calculi
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship ArawaAdmitted as outpatient to hospital
Discharged from hospital
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Charles William Pink“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
