World War ITimeline

1915

1915
5 October

Enlisted at the age of 38

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
12 April

Admitted to hospital with bronchitis

1916
10 May

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1916
25 July

Detached to Segregation Camp, Etaples

1916
12 August

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1916
21 August

Admitted to hospital with bronchitis

1916
1 September

Embarked for England

1916
7 September

Admitted to hospital

1916
11 September

Granted leave

1916
26 September

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

1916
30 September

Admitted to hospital with bronchitis

1916
23 October

Marched in to NZ Depot, Codford

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
17 March

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Maunganui
1917
8 June

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Patrick Jones“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/430/wwi-timeline