Enlisted at the age of 37
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 rheumastism
Diagnosed with pleurisy
Diagnosed with bronchitis
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
Classified unfit for active service
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship TofuaAdmitted to hospital with pleurisy
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of James Taylor“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
