World War ITimeline

1915

1915
12 October

Enlisted at the age of 26

Main Body

Trained

Avondale, Auckland
1915
18 December

Transfer to England

Steamship Ruapehu

1916

1916
3 February

Marched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth

1916
7 March

Stationed at Falmouth

1916
16 March

The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France

1916
23 March

Marched in to NZ Depot, Hornchurch

1916
21 June

Marched in to NZ Sling Camp, Bulford

1916
22 June

Embarked for France

1916
29 June

Rejoined the Company

1916
18 October

Granted leave

1916
29 October

Rejoined the Company

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
5 May

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

1917
20 August

Embarked for England

1917
19 September

Nominated for an Imperial Commission

1917
8 October

Transferred

Imperial Commission in the Indian Army

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Arthur James Wigley“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/906/wwi-timeline