War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 22 December 1917; disembarked Suez, 16 January 1918.

Found guilty, 17 January 1918, of being absent without leave from 1430, 17 January, till 0630, 18 January 1918: forfeited 1 day's pay; total forfeiture: 3 days' pay.

Embarked Alexandria, 29 January 1918; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 4 February 1918; entrained Taranto, 7 February 1918; detrained Cherbourg, France, 14 February 1918; embarked Cherbourg, 14 February 1918; disembarked Southampton, England, 15 February 1918, and marched in to 15th Training Bn, Codford.

Proceeded overseas to France, 29 April 1918; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 10 May 1918.

Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 15 June 1918; transferred to 6th Casualty Clearing Station, 16 June 1916 (myalgia); to 4th Army Convalescent Depot, 3 July 1918; to 16th General Hospital, Le Treport, 10 July 1918 (appendicitis); discharged to Base Depot, Havre, 24 July 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 7 August 1918.

Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 25 August 1918 (diarrhoea), and transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 15, 25 August 1918, and admitted to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 26 August 1918; transferred to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 27 August 1918; to Base Depot, 31 August 1918; classified B3 (neurasthenia), 13 September 1918; marched out to England, 16 September 1918; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 September 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 18 November 1918 (neurasthenia); disembarked Melbourne, 1January 1919, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged, Adelaide (medically unfit), 7 March 1919.

War service: 1 year 158 days (of which 1 year 11 days were abroad)