World War ITimeline

1915

1915
2 October

Enlisted at the age of 24

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
17 June

Awarded 2 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness and absence from parade

1916
26 June

Admitted to hospital

1916
28 June

Rejoined the Company

1916
4 August

Admitted to hospital

1916
12 August

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1916
24 August

Awarded 14 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness

1916
9 September

Awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.1 and forfeited 2 days pay by Royal Warrant for absence from tattoo

1916
7 November

Awarded 84 days Field Punishment No.1 for absence without leave, drunkenness and resisting arrest by striking the Lance Corporal Bew in the face with his fist

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

Awarded 24 days Field Punishment No.1, forfeited 28 days pay and 2 days pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave

British Offensive

Battle of Arras

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

1917
29 April

Rejoined the Company

1917
5 May

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

1917
15 June

Admitted to hospital with otitis media

1917
3 July

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
13 July

Rejoined the Company

1917
30 July

Admitted to hospital with rheumatic fever

1917
6 August

Embarked for England

1917
7 August

Admitted to hospital

1917
19 September

Classified unfit for active service

1917
25 September

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

1917
2 November

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Tainui

1918

1918
31 January

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Henry David Codyre“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/133/wwi-timeline