World War ITimeline

1915

1915
6 October

Enlisted at the age of 28

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
26 April

Admitted to hospital with measles

1916
19 May

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1916
14 June

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
5 May

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

1917
15 August
Killed in action (Arras area)Killed in the performance of his duty

Buried

Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras

Grave reference

V J 19

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Robert James Jones“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/431/wwi-timeline