World War ITimeline

1915

1915
3 November

Enlisted at the age of 34

Main Body

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
11 July

Relinquished appointment of Adjutant

1916
6 September

Granted leave

1916
15 September

Rejoined the Company

1916
17 September

Appointed Adjutant

1916
15 November

Relinquished appointment of Adjutant

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
11 January

Promoted Major

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
5 May

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

1917
20 September

Granted leave

1917
3 October

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
27 January

Granted leave

1918
12 February

Rejoined the Company

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
8 August

Allied Attacks

Hundred Days Offensive
1918
31 August

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1918
27 September

The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction

1918
2 October

Rejoined the Company

Detached to IIIrd Army as acting Controller of Mines

1918
2 November

Rejoined the Company

1918
11 November

Cessation of Hostilities

Armistice

The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory

1918
22 December

Granted leave to Paris

1919

1919
3 January

Rejoined the Company

1919
12 January

Detached to the United Kingdom

1919
18 January

Rejoined the Company

1919
21 January

Detached to the United Kingdom

1919
11 February

Marched in to NZ Depot, Larkhill

1919
15 February

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

1919
25 February

Marched in to NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, London

1919
17 March

Granted leave

1919
12 September

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Remuera
1919
17 September

Returned to duty

1919
23 November

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Hugh Vickerman“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/874/wwi-timeline