World War ITimeline

1915

1915
6 July

Enlisted at the age of 34

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
31 May

Forfeited 1 day pay for being absent from duty

1916
6 June

Forfeited 2 days pay for being absent from duty

1916
19 June

Awarded 4 days Field Punishment No.1 for drunkenness and neglecting to obey orders

1916
20 October

Forfeited 1 day pay for absence without leave

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
9 April

British Offensive

Battle of Arras

The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle

1917
29 April

Admitted to hospital with scabies

1917
5 May

The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line

1917
3 June

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

Admitted to hospital with boils

1917
9 June

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917
10 June

Rejoined the Company

1917
8 December

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1917
29 December

Rejoined the Company

1917
30 December

Awarded 5 days Field Punishment No.1 and forfeited 5 days pay by Royal Warrant for absenting himself from Victoria Station, London

1918

1918
1 January

Remitted to 3 days Field Punishment No.1 and forfeited 3 days pay by Royal Warrant for absenting himself from Victoria Station, London

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

1918
17 March

Detached on command to Sanitary School

1918
21 March

German Attacks

Spring Offensive

The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire

1918
23 March

Rejoined the Company

1918
8 August

Allied Attacks

Hundred Days Offensive
1918
27 September

The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction

1918
10 October

Detached to Mine School

1918
23 October

Rejoined the Company

1918
5 November

Granted leave to the United Kingdom

1918
11 November

Cessation of Hostilities

Armistice

The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory

1918
9 December

Rejoined the Company

1919

1919
2 January

Discharged

1919
6 January

Marched in to NZ Reception Camp

1919
23 January

Embarked for England

1919
14 February

Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford

1919
8 March

Transfer to New Zealand

Troopship Willochra
1919
14 May

End of Service

Demobilization

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Andrew Tulloch“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/863/wwi-timeline