Enlisted at the age of 22
1st ReinforcementsTrained
Avondale, AucklandTransfer to England
Steamship RuapehuMarched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
Stationed at Falmouth
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch
Awarded 7 days confinement to barracks and forfeited 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Forfeited 3 days pay and 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for absence from duty
Forfeited 1 day pay by Royal Warrant for absence from duty
Joined the Company
Awarded 2 days Field Punishment No.1 for leaving the train without order
Awarded 7 days Field Punishment No.1 and forfeited 5 days pay for absence from parade
Awarded 3 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness on duty
Awarded 3 days Field Punishment No.1 and fined 10/- for resisting escort and drunkenness
Sentenced to 1 year Imprisonment with Hard Labour for breaking into cabin in search of plunder
Admitted to No.3 Military Prison, Le Havre
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
Released from prison
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Rejoined the Company
Admitted to hospital with thumb contusion
Rejoined the Company
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.1 for absence from sick parade
Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal XVIIth Corps to undergo Field Punishment No.1
Rejoined the Company
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days Offensive
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Granted leave to the United Kingdom
Rejoined the Company
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Discharged
Embarked for England
Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship HororataEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Albert Constant White“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
