Enlisted at the age of 40
Main BodyTrained
Avondale, AucklandPromoted 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
Admitted to hospital
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Granted leave
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Classified unfit for active service
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship IonicBritish 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
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of William John Smith“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
