World War ITimeline

1915

1915
20 October

Enlisted at the age of 35

1st Reinforcements

Trained

Avondale, Auckland
1915
18 December

Transfer to England

Steamship Ruapehu

1916

1916
3 February

Marched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth

1916
7 March

Stationed at Falmouth

1916
16 March

The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France

1916
23 March

Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch

1916
3 June

Embarked for France

1916
6 June

Rejoined the Company

1916
11 July

Admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound to the left knee

1916
19 July

Embarked for England

1916
21 July

Admitted to hospital

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
22 January

Classified unfit for active service

1917
3 February

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1917
10 February

Readmitted to hospital

1917
18 March

Transfer to New Zealand

Hospital Ship Maheno
1917
26 July

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Alfred George Floyd White“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/901/wwi-timeline