37700 - Sapper

William Frederick Ronald

GRAHAM

5th Reinforcements

Timeline


1917

1917

3 March

Enlistment

Wellington Military District

1917

22 March

Initial training

Narrow Neck, Auckland

1917

26 April

Transfer to England

HMNZT 84 - Turakina

1917

20 July

Marched in to NZ Depot, Christchurch

1917

6 August

Awarded 14 days confinement to barracks and forfeited 1 day pay for breaking out of camp and absence without leave

1917

11 August

Embarked for France

1917

14 August

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples

1917

6 September

Joined the Company

1918

From the Front

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

The Workshop in Arras

1918

13 January

Gassed

Admitted to hospital

1918

2 February

Embarked for England

Admitted to hospital

1918

21 March

Spring Offensive

German Attacks


From the Front

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

1918

1 April

Granted leave

1918

15 April

Marched in to NZ Depot, Torquay

1918

27 April

Classified unfit for active service

1918

8 August

Transfer to New Zealand

S.S. Paparoa

1918

5 November

Final discharge

End of Service

Decoration

British War Medal
British War Medal

Victory Medal
Victory Medal

Sources and bibliography

  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Wellington, Government Printer, 1914-1919, Volume III, Roll N°62, p. 39.

How to cite this page

Anthony BYLEDBAL, “William Frederick Ronald GRAHAM (37700)”, New Zealand Tunnellers, 2024 (2009). Accessed: 29 March 2024. URL: https://www.nztunnellers.com/roll/details.php?id=325