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World War ITimeline

1915

1915
23 November

Enlisted at the age of 28

1st Reinforcements

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
24 August

Granted leave

1916
1 September

Rejoined the Company

1916
14 September

Missing in action following a raid on the German trenches

Died of woundsAs prisoner of war

Buried

Point-Du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies-les-Arras

Grave reference

I A 6

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of William MacLeish Durant“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/231/wwi-timeline

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