Enlisted at the age of 37
Main BodyTrained
Avondale, AucklandTransfer to England
Steamship RuapehuMarched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Rouen
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
Rejoined the Company
Awarded 7 days Field Punishment No.1 for absent from parade
Awarded 10 days Field Punishment No.1 and forfeited 7 days pay for refusing to obey a lawful command
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 haemorrhoids while on leave to the United Kingdom
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, London
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
Rejoined the Company
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Admitted to hospital with mumps
Rejoined the Company
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Admitted to hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin
Diagnosed with cystitis and prostatic enlargement
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Classified unfit for service in the field
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship PaparoaGranted sick leave
Reported to local Defence Office
End of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Reginald Edgar Tasker“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, 2025 (2009), Accessed: 8 November 2025. URL: www.
