World War ITimeline

1915

22 October

Enlisted at the age of 36

1st Reinforcements

Trained

Avondale, Auckland

1915

18 December

Transfer to England

Steamship Ruapehu

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

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

8 February

Killed in action (Arras)Killed by a shell burst in one of the billets of section No.4

Buried

Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras

Grave reference

III C 19

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Daniel McLaren“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/555/wwi-timeline