World War ITimeline

1915

1915
17 September

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
19 March

Admitted to hospital

1916
20 March

Rejoined the Company

1916
18 October

Granted leave

1916
29 October

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
5 November

Detached to Mine School

1918

1918
1 January

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

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
17 April

Rejoined the Company

1918
3 June

Granted leave

1918
21 June

Rejoined the Company

1918
8 August

Detached on command to IVth Army

Allied Attacks

Hundred Days Offensive
1918
15 August

Rejoined the Company

1918
5 September

Transferred

NZ Army Service Corps

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Stanley Mitchell“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/589/wwi-timeline