1915

1915
1 September

Enlisted at the age of 36

1st Reinforcements
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
3 April

Admitted to hospital

1916
5 April

Diagnosed with myalgia

1916
1 May

Embarked for England

1916
2 May

Admitted to hospital

1916
12 August

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Willochra

Invalided

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
1 December

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Arthur Creighton Steele“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/801/wwi-timeline