World War ITimeline

1915

1915
9 October

Enlisted at the age of 20

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
13 July

Admitted to hospital with jaundice

1916
27 July

Embarked for England

1916
28 July

Admitted to hospital

1916
28 August

Awarded 7 days detention for drunkenness, refusing to obey an order, threatening and using obscene language

1916
18 September

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1916
3 October

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

1916
12 October

Admitted to hospital

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
21 February

Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe

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
20 June

Embarked for France

1917
23 June

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
5 July

Rejoined the Company

1917
20 September

Admitted to hospital with bronchial catarrh

Embarked for England

1917
21 September

Admitted to hospital

1918

1918
1 January

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

1918
21 March

German Attacks

Spring Offensive

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

1918
10 April

Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe

1918
15 June

Admitted to hospital with gastritis

1918
24 July

Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe

1918
6 August

Admitted to hospital with gastritis

1918
8 August

Allied Attacks

Hundred Days Offensive
1918
27 September

The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction

1918
11 November

Cessation of Hostilities

Armistice

The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory

1918
3 December

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

1918
20 December

Demobilization

End of Service in the United Kingdom

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of David Champ“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/119/wwi-timeline