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
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
Appointed Adjutant
Relinquished appointment of Adjutant
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
Enlisted at the age of 30
Main BodyTrained
Avondale, Auckland
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
British 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
Appointed Acting Captain and Adjutant
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Promoted Captain
Granted leave to France
Rejoined the Company
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days OffensiveGranted leave to the United Kingdom
Rejoined the Company
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Admitted to hospital
Relinquished appointment of Adjutant
Diagnosed with appendicitis
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital
Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London
Granted leave
Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship Port MelbourneEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Harold Watkinson“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
