New Zealand Tunnelling Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/New_Zealand_Tunnelling_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:awarded Battle honours
gptkbp:branch New Zealand Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Andrew_Samuel
gptkbp:country gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:formed 1915
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Trentham_Camp
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New Zealand Tunnelling Company
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Arras_Tunnels,_France
gptkb:Carrière_Wellington_Museum
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Kiwis
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:John_Henry_Mallett
gptkb:Percy_Blenkarne
gptkb:William_Henry_Horne
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Vimy_Ridge
gptkb:La_Fosse_Farm
gptkb:Battle_of_Arras_(1917)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Australian_Mining_Corps
gptkb:British_Tunnelling_Companies
gptkbp:role mining
military engineering
tunnelling
gptkbp:size ~500 men
gptkbp:specializesIn underground warfare
counter-mining
subterranean construction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arras_tunnels
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7