World War ITimeline

1915

1915
6 August

Enlisted at the age of 39

1st Reinforcements
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
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

Granted leave

1916
4 December

Rejoined the Company

1917

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
25 July

Detached to Assistant Provost Marshal, London

1917
31 July

Rejoined the Company

1917
9 November

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1917
12 November

Admitted to hospital with defective vision and acute delusional insanity

1917
13 December

Classified unfit for active service

1917
15 December

Granted leave

1918

1918
1 January

The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras

1918
5 January

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

1918
1 February

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Willochra
1918
13 April

End of Service

Demobilization
1918
7 November
Died of diseaseContracted while on active service

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Harry Morrison“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/605/wwi-timeline