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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Fremantle, 12 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916; taken on strength, 16th Bn, Serapeum, 2 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916.

Admitted to Field Ambulance, 12 July 1916; transferred to 41st Casualty Clearing Station, 13 July 1916 (debility); to Ambulance Train No 24, 8 August 1916, and admitted same day to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport; transferred to England, 12 August 1916 (neurasthenia, anaemia), and admitted to King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London, 14 August 1916 (neurasthenia: slight); transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 30 August 1916 (shell shock); to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 13 September 1916.

Marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 3 November 1916.

Marched out to Wireless Section, School of Tecnical Training, Reading, 13 March 1917.

Attached to 29th Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, pending transfer from 16th Bn, 15 June 1917.

On Command for instruction at Fern Hill, 29th Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Shrewsbury, 17 June 1917.

Appointed 1st Air Mechanic (Sailmaker), 1 October 1917.

Found guilty, Shrewsbury, 1 November 1917, of neglect of duty in that he failed to salute an Officer: awarded 3 days' Confined to Barracks.

Found guilty, Minchinhampton, 15 November 1918, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from 0900 to 1800, 14 November 1918: fined 1 day's pay; total forfeiture: 2 days' pay.

Found guilty, Minchinhampton, 1 January 1919, of while on Active Service being absent without leave from 2400, 31 December 1918, to 1800, 1 January 1919: awarded forfeiture of 3 days' pay.

Marched out to AFC Depot, Wendover, 28 April 1919.

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 28 April 1919 (seborrhoea, chest); discharged, 1 May 1919.

Found guilty, 8 May 1919, of being absent without leave from 2400, 3 May, to 1800, 6 May 1919: awarded forfeiture of 4 days' pay; total forfeiture: 7 days' pay.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 1 June 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 8 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 30 August 1919.