World War ITimeline

1915

1915
6 October

Enlisted at the age of 35

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
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
23 February

Detached to Mine School

1917
7 March

Rejoined the Company

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

Admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound

1917
24 August

Embarked for England

1917
25 August

Admitted to hospital

1917
22 September
Died of woundsNo.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst

Buried

Brockenhurst Saint Nicholas Churchyard, Brockenhurst

Grave reference

A. 1. 2

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of William Ainslie“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/5/wwi-timeline