▁Zealand ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Domin ion ▁to ▁agree ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁t unn elling ▁unit . ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁T unn elling ▁Company ▁arrived ▁at ▁P ly mouth ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁in ▁northern ▁France . ▁A ▁Canadian ▁unit ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁men ▁on ▁the ▁battle field , ▁plus ▁two ▁other ▁companies ▁trained ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁then ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁France . ▁Three ▁Australian ▁t unn elling ▁companies ▁were ▁formed ▁by ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁t unn elling ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁being ▁available ▁by ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Unit ▁history ▁ ▁Form ation ▁ 1 7 6 th ▁T unn elling ▁Company ▁was ▁formed ▁at ▁L est rem ▁in ▁the ▁Pas - de - Cal ais ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁Nord - P as - de - Cal ais ▁region ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁and ▁moved ▁soon ▁after ▁to ▁the ▁Ne uve ▁Chap elle ▁area , ▁facing ▁Bo is ▁du ▁B iez . ▁From ▁its ▁formation ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁company ▁served ▁under ▁First ▁Army . ▁ ▁Given chy ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Given chy , ▁where ▁it ▁rel ieved ▁ 1 7 0 th ▁T unn elling ▁Company ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁operating ▁there ▁since ▁spring ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to