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World War ITimeline

1915

1915
6 October

Enlisted at the age of 37

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 September

Admitted to hospital with gas poisoning caused by the explosion of a mine

1916
16 September

Embarked for England

1916
18 September

Admitted to hospital

1916
28 October

Transfer to New Zealand

Hospital Ship Maheno

Invalided

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
16 January

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Robert Fry“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/295/wwi-timeline

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