World War ITimeline

1915

1915
5 October

Enlisted at the age of 31

Main Body
1915
11 October

Trained

Avondale, Auckland
1915
27 November

Promoted 2nd Corporal

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
20 May

Forfeited 2 days pay for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline

1916
6 July

Admitted to hospital with mumps

1916
9 July

Diagnosed with cyst

1916
20 August

Rejoined the Company

1916
8 September

Admitted to hospital with abscess

1916
10 September

Rejoined the Company

1916
1 November

Granted leave

1916
14 November

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
21 November

Reverted to Sapper at own request

1917

1917
13 February

Admitted to hospital in England with scabies while on leave

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
10 April

Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, London

1917
14 April

Admitted to hospital with scabies

1917
26 April

Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, London

1917
30 April

Admitted to hospital with venereal disease

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

Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, London

1917
25 May

Rejoined the Company

1917
11 June

Admitted to hospital with head wound caused by falling chalk rubble

1917
28 June

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
5 July

Rejoined the Company

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
14 July

Granted leave

1918
30 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
11 November

Cessation of Hostilities

Armistice

The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory

1918
21 November

Detached to Military Prison as escort

1918
3 December

Rejoined the Company

1918
27 December

Discharged

1919

1919
1 January

Embarked for England

1919
2 January

Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford

1919
1 February

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Hororata
1919
14 April

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of John Ryan“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/749/wwi-timeline