37611 - Sapper

James

ROURKE

4th Reinforcements

Timeline


1917

1917

3 January

Enlistment

Otago Military District

1917

4 January

Initial training

Narrow Neck, Auckland

1917

16 February

Transfer to England

HMNZT 76 - Aparima

1917

2 May

Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch

1917

5 May

From the Front

The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line

The Billets in Monchy

Admitted to hospital with hernia

1917

8 May

Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch

1917

16 May

Admitted to hospital with hernia

1917

22 May

Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch

1917

3 July

Embarked for France

1917

5 July

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917

13 July

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

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

6 April

Admitted to hospital with debility

1918

7 April

Diagnosed with myalgia

1918

15 April

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1918

11 May

Classified unfit for service in the field

1918

17 May

Embarked for England

1918

18 May

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

1918

8 August

Transfer to New Zealand

S.S. Paparoa

1918

8 November

Final discharge

End of Service

Decoration

British War Medal
British War Medal

Victory Medal
Victory Medal

Sources and bibliography

  • Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5550 98/0100232, Military Personnel File: James ROURKE - 37611.
  • Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau: James ROURKE.
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Wellington, Government Printer, 1914-1919, Volume III, Roll N°55, p. 40.

How to cite this page

Anthony BYLEDBAL, “James ROURKE (37611)”, New Zealand Tunnellers, 2024 (2009). Accessed: 27 December 2024. URL: https://www.nztunnellers.com/roll/details.php?id=742