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War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 21 June 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 26 August 1917; marched in to 9th Training Bn, Durrington, 29 August 1917, and transferred to 33rd Bn Details. On Command at School of Instruction, Kandahar, 3 December 1917; rejoined unit, 18 January 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 February 1918; taken on strength, 12 February 1918.

Wounded in action, 30 March 1918 (gun shot wound, left leg), and admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance; discharged to duty, 30 March 1918.

Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 17 April 1918 (gassed), and admitted to 9th Field Ambulance; transferred to 12th Casualty Clearing Station, 18 April 1918; to Ambulance Train No 37, 18 april 1918, and transferred to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 19 April 1918; to England, 21 April 1918, and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, 22 April 1918; discharged on furlough, 15 May 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 29 May 1918; marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 22 June 1917; proceeded overseas to France, 17 July 1918; rejoined unit, 25 July 1918.

Wounded in action (3rd occasion), 31 August 1918 (gun shot wound, left elbow), and admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 37th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 36, 1 September 1918, and transferred to 5th General Hospital, 2 September 1918; to England, 3 September 1918, and admitted to Whitecross Hospital, Warrington, 4 September 1918; discharged on furlough, 23 December 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 6 January 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lancashire', 7 February 1919; arrived Melbourne, 24 March 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, 26 April 1919.