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World War ITimeline

1915

1915
2 October

Enlisted at the age of 35

Main Body
1915
11 October

Trained

Avondale, Auckland
1915
27 November

Promoted Sergeant

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
21 June

Wounded in action by rifle grenade

Admitted to hospital with multiples wounds

Died of wounds14th Field Ambulance, Armentières

Buried

Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras

Grave reference

I D 59

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Samuel Edward Portman Vernon“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/873/wwi-timeline

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