World War ITimeline

1915

1915
23 September

Enlisted at the age of 39

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
26 April

Admitted to hospital with measles

1916
19 May

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1916
14 June

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

1916
26 November

Granted leave

1916
10 December

Rejoined the Company

1917

1917
16 March

Admitted to hospital with eyesight problems

1917
21 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
27 December

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1918

1918
1 January

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

1918
11 January

Admitted to hospital with defective vision

1918
24 January

Classified unfit for active service

1918
19 February

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

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
1 April

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Athenic
1918
17 May

Granted sick leave

1918
23 May

Reported to local Defence Office

1918
13 June

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Edward Rickard“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/724/wwi-timeline