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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Disembarked Alexandria, ex-Mudros, 7 January 1916.

Found guilty, Canal Zone, 16 February 1916, of (1) breaking camp; (2) being absent from roll call: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916.

Admitted to Midlands Casualty Clearing Station, 19 April 1916 (inflammation of stomach); discharged to duty, 21 April 1916.

Admitted to No 7 Field Ambulance, 27 May 1916 (lacerated leg); transferred to 2nd Divisional Rest Station, 28 May 1916; discharged to unit, 23 June 1916.

Admitted to No 6 Field Ambulance, no date stated; transferred to 2 Divisional Rest Station, 27 June 1916 (old leg injury); discharged to unit, 2 July 1916.

Promoted Temporary Corporal, 1 August 1916.

Promoted to Corporal, 26 August 1916.

Evacuated to hospital, 20 November 1916; admitted to No 39 General Hospital, Le Havre, 21 November 1916 (influenza); marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 28 November 1916.

Rejoined 21st Bn, 10 December 1916.

On leave to England, 17 January 1917.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 19 January 1917 (venereal disease); transferred to Parkhouse Military Hospital, 26 January 1917; discharged, 11 April 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 83 days.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, 18 April 1917 (Class B.1.A).

Transferred to 67th Bn, 28 April 1917; taken on strength of 67th Bn, Windmill Hill Camp, Perham Downs, 28 April 1917.

Reverts to the rank of Private at his own request, 11 July 1917.

Promoted Lance Corporal, 30 July 1917.

Found guilty, 18 August 1917, of neglect to obey AIF Depot orders in that he on 15 August 1917 was found in Ludgershall without leave: award, reverts to the rank of Private.

Proceeded overseas to France, 12 September 1917.

Taken on strength of 21 Bn, 22 September 1917.

To hospital, 17 November 1917.

Rejoined 21st Bn from hospital, 9 March 1918.

Transferred to, and taken on strength of 24th Bn, 13 October 1918.

Rejoined unit from leave in England, 29 October 1918.

Embarked for England, 28 December 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 3 January 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kashmir', 9 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 30 April 1919; discharged Melbourne (termination of period of enlistment), 29 June 1919.