World War ITimeline

1915

1915
21 September

Enlisted at the age of 27

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
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

Joined 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
26 June

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1917
9 July

Admitted to hospital

1917
19 November

Granted leave

1917
5 December

Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe

1918

1918
1 January

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

1918
6 January

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

1918
2 February

Embarked for New Zealand on duty furlough

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
8 August

Allied Attacks

Hundred Days Offensive
1918
31 August

Transferred

NZ Engineers

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Michael Keane“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/436/wwi-timeline