World War ITimeline

1915

1915
21 September

Enlisted at the age of 29

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
6 April

Admitted to hospital with measles

1916
20 May

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1916
11 June

Admitted to hospital with back pains

1916
13 June

Embarked for England

Admitted to hospital

1916
28 July

Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch

1916
21 September

Classified unfit for active service on account of sub-acute arthritis

1916
18 October

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Ruahine
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
4 January

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Henry Henriksen“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/376/wwi-timeline