World War ITimeline

1915

1915
6 October

Enlisted at the age of 38

Main Body
1915
11 October

Trained

Avondale, Auckland
1915
18 December

Transfer to England

Steamship Ruapehu
1915
20 December

Promoted 2nd Corporal

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
25 May

Promoted Corporal

1916
13 June

Admitted to hospital with epididymitis and orchitis

1916
11 July

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

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
21 November

Admitted to hospital with myalgia

1916
3 December

Embarked for England

1916
4 December

Admitted to hospital

1917

1917
13 February

Classified unfit for active service

1917
18 March

Transfer to New Zealand

Hospital Ship Maheno
1917
3 June

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Robert Colhoun“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/135/wwi-timeline