ww1 timeline. Roy Crowdy Avery

By Connort718

  • The naval race

    The naval race
    Germany began building a large navy. This began a competition between countries to have the strongest navy.

  • Archduke is asasanated

    Archduke is asasanated
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in sarajevo during a parade. His death is the event that sparked ww1 https://www.shmoop.com/wwi/timeline.html

  • World war 1 begins

    World war 1 begins
    Germany invades belgium. This is the event that officially started ww1. https://www.shmoop.com/wwi/timeline.html

  • Chemical warfare is used by germany

    Chemical warfare is used by germany
    The Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. This is the first time that large amounts of gas are used in battle. The french lines are almost beat. However, the Germans are unable to take advantage of the breach.

  • Lusitainia sinks, america joins ww1

    Lusitainia sinks, america joins ww1
    A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carries 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. Causing america to join the war. Before this event america stayed out of the war. https://www.shmoop.com/wwi/timeline.html

  • Battle of somme

    Battle of somme
    The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle fought by the armies of the British and French against germany. British Commander in Chief Sir Douglas Haig calls a halt to his army's offensive near the Somme River. After the british commander calls a halt, all the conflict of this battle stops.

  • First Tanks

    First Tanks
    The british deploy the first tanks to ever be used in battle. The weapons on them were not very useful but they useful at breaking through barbed wire and clearing a path for the infantry.

  • Roy Joins the Bellevue Hospital unit

    Roy Joins the Bellevue Hospital unit
    Roy Crowdy Avery signs up for the Bellevue Hospital unit. They told him it would be a while until the unit was activated

  • Activation of the surgical unit

    Activation of the surgical unit
    There was no exact date but it looked like the unit was activated in 1917. Roy was sent on a ship called the Queen of the Seas, where they headed to paris.

  • Roy arrives in parris

    Roy arrives in parris
    Roy arrives in paris on the Queen of seas ship. When he arrives a barrage is going on but he is not injured.

  • Roy gets promoted

    Roy gets promoted
    Roy is promoted to 1st lieutenant. He was in parris when this happened.