World War ITimeline

1915

1915
9 September

Enlisted at the age of 25

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
23 June

Gassed in a mine

Admitted to hospital

1916
2 July

Rejoined the Company

1916
2 August

Admitted to hospital with dental problems

1916
5 August

Rejoined the Company

1916
1 November

Granted leave

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
17 November

Rejoined the Company

1917

1917
18 March

Wounded in action

Admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound to the back

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

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

Rejoined the Company

1917
27 August

Granted leave

1917
9 September

Rejoined the Company

1917
14 October

Wounded in action

Died of woundsMonchy Sector

Buried

Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras

Grave reference

VI A 8

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Stanley Gordon Tredinnick“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/856/wwi-timeline