Enlisted at the age of 28
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
Admitted to hospital with measles
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Forfeited 1 day pay for absence without 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
Admitted to hospital with scabies
Diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
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, Christchurch
Awarded 4 days confinement to barracks and forfeited 2 days pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
Admitted to hospital with chronic gastritis
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship MaunganuiClassified unfit for active service
Admitted as outpatient to hospital
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Discharged from hospital
Admitted as outpatient to hospital
Discharged from hospital
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days OffensiveAdmitted to hospital, Karitane
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Granted leave without pay
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Reported to local Defence Office
Granted leave without pay while under treatement
Admitted to hospital, Featherston
Reported to local Defence Office
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Alphonso Edward Sarich“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
