World War ITimeline

1915

1915
15 July

Enlisted at the age of 22

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
14 April

Admitted to hospital with bronchitis

1916
19 April

Rejoined the Company

1916
4 October

Granted leave

1916
13 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
25 July

Appointed temporary 2nd Corporal

1918

1918
1 January

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

1918
17 February

Promoted Corporal

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
14 June

Granted leave

1918
3 July

Rejoined the Company

1918
8 August

Allied Attacks

Hundred Days Offensive
1918
27 September

The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction

1918
6 November

Granted leave to Paris

1918
11 November

Cessation of Hostilities

Armistice

The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory

1918
21 November

Rejoined the Company

1918
27 December

Detached to the United Kingdom

1919

1919
10 January

Rejoined the Company

1919
18 January

Embarked for England

Marched in to Sling Camp, Bulford

1919
15 February

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

1919
23 February

Admitted to hospital with scabies

1919
26 March

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

1919
5 April

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Rimutaka
1919
25 June

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Roy McIntyre Russell“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/747/wwi-timeline