60414 - Sapper

Arthur William

OLSEN

6th Reinforcements

Timeline


1917

1917

26 April

Enlistment

Wellington Military District

1917

14 June

Initial training

Narrow Neck, Auckland

1917

26 July

Transfer to England

HMNZT 90 - Ulimaroa

1917

25 September

Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch

1917

23 October

Embarked for France

1917

27 October

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917

10 November

Joined the Company

1918

From the Front

The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras

The Workshop in Arras

1918

16 January

Admitted to hospital

1918

17 January

Diagnosed with abscess of the mouth

1918

21 February

Embarked for England

1918

22 February

Admitted to hospital with tumour in the mouth

1918

24 February

Placed on seriously ill list with sarcoma of tonsils

1918

9 March

Placed on dangerously ill list

1918

21 March

Spring Offensive

German Attacks


From the Front

The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire

1918

3 April

Classified unfit for active service

1918

31 July

Transfer to New Zealand

H.S. Marama

1918

11 November

Armistice

Cessation of Hostilities

1918

12 November

Final discharge

End of Service

Decoration

British War Medal
British War Medal

Victory Medal
Victory Medal

Sources and bibliography

  • Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau: Arthur William OLSEN.
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Wellington, Government Printer, 1914-1919, Volume III, Roll N°69, p. 39.

How to cite this page

Anthony BYLEDBAL, “Arthur William OLSEN (60414)”, New Zealand Tunnellers, 2024 (2009). Accessed: 23 December 2024. URL: https://www.nztunnellers.com/roll/details.php?id=650