World War ITimeline

1916

1916
22 September

Enlisted at the age of 40

3rd Reinforcements
1916
4 October

Trained

Narrow Neck, Auckland
1916
15 November

Transfer to England

HMNZT 69 Tahiti
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
29 January

Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe

1917
2 March

Embarked for France

1917
4 March

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
8 March

Admitted to hospital with influenza

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
12 June

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
3 July

Detached to 2nd ANZAC Headquarters

1917
4 July

Classified unfit for active service

1917
22 July

Embarked for England

1917
24 July

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

1917
15 August

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Tofua

1918

1918
13 January

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Richard King“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/455/wwi-timeline