World War ITimeline

1915

1915
9 October

Enlisted at the age of 38

Main Body
1915
11 October

Trained

Avondale, Auckland
1915
18 October

Promoted Lance Corporal

1915
18 December

Transfer to England

Steamship Ruapehu

1916

1916
3 February

Marched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth

1916
10 February

Reverted to Sapper at own request

1916
7 March

Stationed at Falmouth

1916
16 March

The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France

1916
23 March

Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch

1916
3 June

Embarked for France

1916
6 June

Rejoined the Company

1916
7 June

Awarded 5 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness

1916
27 June

Admitted to hospital

1916
28 June

Diagnosed with herpes

1916
11 October

Rejoined the Company

Admitted to hospital with eyesight problems

1916
14 October

Diagnosed with shell shock and incontinence

1916
17 October

Embarked for England

1916
19 October

Admitted to hospital

1916
15 November

Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch

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
4 December

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Corinthic

1917

1917
3 April

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Conrad Hargreaves“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/350/wwi-timeline