World War ITimeline

1915

1915
4 October

Enlisted at the age of 37

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
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
15 May

Admitted to hospital with venereal disease

1916
24 August

Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch

1916
4 September

Admitted to hospital

1916
6 October

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

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
10 January

Admitted to hospital with venereal disease

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
4 May

Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch

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

Transferred

No.4 NZ Engineers Field Company

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Alexander Malcolm McLeod“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/560/wwi-timeline