World War ITimeline

1915

1915
9 October

Enlisted at the age of 35

Main Body
1915
11 October

Trained

Avondale, Auckland
1915
18 December

Transfer to England

Steamship Ruapehu

1916

1916
3 February

Marched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth

1916
9 March

Embarked for France

1916
16 March

The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France

1916
30 April

Admitted to hospital with gastritis

1916
3 May

Rejoined the Company

1916
16 November

The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle

1917

1917
9 April

British Offensive

Battle of Arras

The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle

1917
5 May

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

1917
18 May

Admitted to hospital with mumps

1917
15 June

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
16 June

Rejoined the Company

1917
6 September

Admitted to hospital with gastritis

1917
21 September

Embarked for England

1917
22 September

Admitted to hospital

1917
13 November

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

1917
14 November

Classified unfit for active service

1917
16 November

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Ruahine

1918

1918
3 February

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Samuel Arthur Carroll“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/112/wwi-timeline