World War ITimeline

1915

9 October

Enlisted at the age of 25

Main Body

1915

11 October

Trained

Avondale, Auckland

1915

18 December

Transfer to England

Steamship Ruapehu

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

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

27 January

Promoted Lance Corporal

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

19 April

Killed in action (Arras-Cambrai Road, Tilloy-lès-Mofflaines)Dead wounded by shell-fire

Buried

Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras

Grave reference

V H 30

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Bernie Fahey“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/252/wwi-timeline