World War ITimeline

1915

1915
1 October

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
10 March

Admitted to hospital with bronchial catarrh

1916
16 March

The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France

1916
18 March

Embarked for England and admitted to hospital

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
24 December

Detached on duty to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames

1917

1917
29 January

Transferred

NZ Medical Corps

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Michael John Naughton“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/619/wwi-timeline