1915

1915
6 October

Enlisted at the age of 33

1st Reinforcements
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
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
10 January

Detached as Batman to Major Duigan

1917
11 January

Attached to Divisional Headquarters

1917
15 February

Attached to IVth Corps Headquarters and remained Batman to Major Duigan

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
31 August

Rejoined the Company

1917
15 November

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1917
27 November

Retained for duty in the United Kingdom

1917
30 November

Transferred

4th Reserve Battalion Wellington Regiment

Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Alfred Henry Griffiths“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/331/wwi-timeline