Enlisted
3rd ReinforcementsTrained
Narrow Neck, AucklandTransfer to England
HMNZT 69 Tahiti
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Employed 5 days shifting coal in the ship and entitled an extra pay of 2-/ per day
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
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 with bronchial asthma
Classified unfit for active service
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 ArawaEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Michael Smyth“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
