World War ITimeline

1915

1915
6 October

Enlisted at the age of 20

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 February

Admitted to hospital with inflammation of stomach

1916
10 February

Rejoined the Company

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
4 April

Awarded 28 days detention for using offensive language and assaulting an NCO

1916
13 June

Awarded 20 days detention and forfeited 42 days pay for absence without leave

1916
5 July

Awarded 48 hours detention and 2 days pay for breaking out of camp and absence without leave

1916
6 July

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

1916
19 August

Embarked for France

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1916
27 September

Rejoined the Company

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
9 April

British Offensive

Battle of Arras

The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle

1917
21 April

Admitted to hospital with a shrapnel wound in the leg

1917
29 April

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
5 May

The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line

1917
5 September

Classified unfit for service in the field

1917
19 September

Embarked for England

1917
20 September

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

1917
14 November

Classified unfit for active service on account of hernia and defective vision

1917
16 November

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Ruahine

1918

1918
7 January

Granted sick leave

1918
19 January

Reported to local Defence Office

1918
3 February

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Arthur Reginald Harvey“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/361/wwi-timeline