World War ITimeline

1915

1915
20 September

Enlisted at the age of 36

1st Reinforcements
1915
11 October

Trained

Avondale, Auckland
1915
15 November

Reverted to Sergeant at own request

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
12 June

Detached to Gas School

1916
15 June

Rejoined the Company

1916
31 July

Detached to Mine School

1916
6 August

Rejoined the Company

1916
21 September

Detached to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1916
2 October

Embarked for England

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
26 January

Transferred

Auckland Regiment

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Charles Parnell“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/658/wwi-timeline