World War ITimeline

1915

1915
26 June

Enlisted at the age of 30

Main Body
1915
11 October

Trained

Avondale, Auckland
1915
27 November

Promoted Lance Corporal

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
9 July

Promoted Corporal

1916
13 September

Granted leave

1916
22 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

1916
15 December

Appointed Acting Sergeant

1916
16 December

Appointed temporary Sergeant

1917

1917
27 March

Promoted Sergeant

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

1918

1918
1 January

The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras

1918
19 February

Granted leave

1918
8 March

Rejoined the Company

1918
21 March

German Attacks

Spring Offensive

The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire

1918
5 June

Detached to Gas School

1918
8 June

Rejoined the Company

1918
8 August

Allied Attacks

Hundred Days Offensive
1918
27 September

The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction

1918
11 November

Cessation of Hostilities

Armistice

The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory

1919

1919
1 January

Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford, while on leave to the United Kingdom

1919
14 March

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Ionic
1919
24 May

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of John Johnstone“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/421/wwi-timeline