World War ITimeline

1916

1916
2 October

Enlisted at the age of 33

3rd Reinforcements
1916
4 October

Trained

Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November

Transfer to England

HMNZT 69 Tahiti
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
25 January

Admitted to hospital at sea with influenza

1917
29 January

Admitted to hospital in England with influenza

1917
7 February

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

1917
22 February

Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe

1917
2 March

Embarked for France

1917
4 March

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
31 March

Awarded 8 days confinement to barracks and forfeited 1 day pay for breaking out of camp

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
13 April

Joined 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 September

Detached to VIIth Corps

1917
4 October

Rejoined the Company

1917
1 November

Awarded 14 days confinement to barracks for absence without leave from billets

1918

1918
1 January

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

1918
28 February

Granted leave

1918
17 March

Admitted to hospital with debility

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
30 March

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1918
21 April

Rejoined the Company

1918
8 August

Allied Attacks

Hundred Days Offensive
1918
10 September

Admitted to hospital with venereal disease

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
24 November

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1918
29 November

Rejoined the Company

1918
19 December

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1919

1919
9 January

Rejoined the Company

1919
11 January

Admitted to hospital

1919
31 January

Marched in to NZ Reception Camp

1919
10 February

Embarked for England

1919
11 February

Marched in to NZ Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

1919
15 February

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

1919
14 March

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Ionic
1919
24 May

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Samuel Cunliffe“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/181/wwi-timeline