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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Admitted to Convalescent Camp, Cairo, 11 May 1915; discharged to duty, 24 May 1915 (no further details recorded).

Taken on strength, 10th Bn, Gallipoli, 17 June 1915.

Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 16 August 1915 (influenza); transferred to SS 'Georgian', 17 August 1915; to St David's Hospital, Malta, 25 August 1915 (bronchitis); to England on board HS 'Italia', 8 September 1915, and admitted to County of London Hospital, Epsom, 15 September 1915. Found guilty, 3 January 1916, of being absent without leave, 28 December 1915-3 January 1916: awarded 168 hours' detention and forfeited 7 days' pay; forfeited a total of 14 days' pay. Discharged from Montevideo Camp, Weymouth, 17 May 1916, to rejoin Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Debited 1/10d for loss of kit, 17 June 1916. Marched out and joined Entrenching Bn, Etaples, 20 June 1916; joined 10th Bn, 30 July 1916.

Found guilty, 14 August 1916, of being absent without leave, 9 am, 14 August-11.30 am, 15 August 1916: awarded 168 hours' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited 9 days' pay.

Wounded in action, 22 August 1916 (gun shot wound, hand); admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 23 August 1916; discharged from 29th Division Rest Station to unit, 31 August 1916; rejoined unit in the field, 1 October 1916.

Admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, 11 February 1917 (laryngitis and bronchitis); transferred same day to Divisional Rest Station; rejoined unit, 28 February 1917.

Wounded in action, 8 April 1917 (gun shot wound, head), and admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance; transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 9 April 1917; to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 10 April 1917; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, 11 April 1917; to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 16 April 1917; rejoinede 10th Bn, 24 April 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 9 May 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 5 May 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 19 July 1917.

Proceeded to 3rd Training Bn, Durrington, England, 28 August 1917; taken on strength, 3 September 1917. Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 26 October 1917 (scabies); discharged to Training Depot, 2 November 1917. On Command at School of Instruction, Kandahar Barracks, Tidworth, 22 October 1917; marched in to 2nd Training Bn, Sutton Veny, 8 November 1917; marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 15 November 1917. Rejoined 10th Bn, France, 15 December 1917.

Wounded in action, 8 January 1918, and admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance (multiple bomb wounds and injury to spine); transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 11 January 1918; to Ambulance Train, 11 January 1918, and transferred to 5th General Hospital, Boulogne, 12 January 1918; to England, 12 Febuary 1918, and admitted to Southwark Military Hospital, East Dulwich, 12 February 1918; to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 4 March 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Wandilla', 16 March 1918; transferred to HS 'Kanowna' at Suez and departed, 15 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918; discharged Adelaide, 23 October 1918 (medically unfit).

Total war service: 3 years 290 days (of which 3 years 88 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal