Enlisted
1st ReinforcementsTrained
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 laryngitis
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
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
Admitted to hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin
Diagnosed with measles
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
Rejoined the Company
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, Boulogne
Rejoined the Company
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Attached to NZ Infantry Reserve Brigade Headquarters
Classified unfit for service in the field
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship TahitiGerman Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of John Thomas Spencer“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
