World War ITimeline

1915

1915
20 August

Enlisted at the age of 20

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
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
2 January

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1917
11 January

Admitted to hospital with venereal disease

1917
4 April

Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London

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
11 April

Embarked for France

1917
12 April

Admitted to hospital with venereal disease

1917
5 May

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

1917
18 May

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
10 June

Rejoined the Company

1917
8 July

Detached to Mine School

1917
14 July

Rejoined the Company

1918

1918
1 January

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

1918
10 February

Admitted to hospital with dyspepsia

1918
26 February

Rejoined the Company

1918
28 February

Granted leave

1918
17 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
9 May

Forfeited 1 day pay for absence from tattoo roll call

1918
3 June

Forfeited 7 days pay for taking liquor away from an estaminet to the front

1918
7 July

Admitted to hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin

1918
14 July

Rejoined the Company

1918
8 August

Allied Attacks

Hundred Days Offensive
1918
13 August

Forfeited 7 days pay for absence without leave and not being in possession of a pass

1918
27 September

The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction

1918
16 October

Admitted to hospital with crushed hand

1918
21 October

Embarked for England

Admitted to hospital

1918
11 November

Cessation of Hostilities

Armistice

The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory

1918
20 November

Granted leave

1918
6 December

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

1918
7 December

Awarded 4 days confinement to barracks and forfeited 1 day pay for overstaying leave

1919

1919
25 January

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Port Melbourne
1919
11 April

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Frank Eric McAneny“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/529/wwi-timeline