Tunnelling companies dug subways, cable trenches and dugouts. Their most important work was burrowing under enemy trenches to plant explosives. From late 1915 the British forces began planning large-scale tunnelling operations and developed sophisticated listening techniques to detect the presence of enemy tunnellers nearby.
The New Zealand Tunnelling Company formed in October 1915 was made up mainly of experienced miners. It worked exclusively on the Western Front from March 1916 until the end of the war, serving separately from the rest of the New Zealand Division. It conducted mine warfare in 1916 before switching to preparing underground caverns around Arras.
The Tunnelling Company worked on underground accommodation and bunkers in the Arras area until July 1918, when it became engaged in engineering work such as bridge building during the Advance to Victory.
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