World War ITimeline

1916

1916
2 October

Enlisted at the age of 34

3rd Reinforcements
1916
4 October

Trained

Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November

Transfer to England

HMNZT 69 Tahiti
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
29 January

Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe

1917
2 March

Embarked for France

1917
4 March

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
8 April

Detached to Segregation Camp, Etaples

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
4 May

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
5 May

The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line

1917
10 June

Joined the Company

1917
15 December

Admitted to hospital with hernia

1917
19 December

Embarked for England

1917
20 December

Admitted to hospital

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
12 April

Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe

1918
15 April

Admitted to hospital with venereal disease

1918
17 July

Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe

1918
8 August

Allied Attacks

Hundred Days Offensive
1918
12 August

Embarked for France

1918
15 August

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1918
19 August

Rejoined the Company

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
1 December

Discharged

Embarked for England

1919

1919
8 January

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Matatua
1919
29 July

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of James Murray Allan“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/8/wwi-timeline