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World War ITimeline

1915

1915
9 October

Enlisted at the age of 29

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
2 July
Killed in action (Arras)Killed outright at Billets No.1 by the nose cap of an anti-aircraft shell

Buried

Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras

Grave reference

I E 23

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Thomas Ashford“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/16/wwi-timeline

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