World War ITimeline

1916

1916
4 May

Enlisted at the age of 25

2nd Reinforcements

Trained

Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
26 June

Transfer to England

HMNZT 56 Maunganui
1916
22 August

Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford

1916
22 September

Embarked for France

1916
23 September

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1916
27 October

Admitted to hospital with influenza

1916
5 November

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

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

1916
17 November

Joined the Company

1916
19 December

Forfeited 12 days pay for disobeying orders and leaving work 15 minutes before time

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
22 May

Admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds to the right hand, left shoulder, right chest and right thigh

1917
3 June

Embarked for England

1917
4 June

Admitted to hospital

1917
28 November

Classified unfit for active service

1918

1918
1 January

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

1918
14 March

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Remuera
1918
30 July

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of William Daniel“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/188/wwi-timeline