War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 12th Bn, Serapeum, 11 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 April 1916.

Found guilty, 31 May 1916, of being drunk on Active Service, 29 May 1916: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 29 September 1916 (sprained left ankle; subsequently recorded as sprained back); discharged to duty, and rejoined Bn, in the field, 13 October 1916.

Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 20 November 1916 (scabies); transferred to 39th Casualty Clearing Station, 24 November 1916; to 32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 30 November 1916 (influenza); to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 7 December 1916; to Base Details, Etaples, 14 December 1916; rejoined unit, 10 January 1917.

Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 27 January 1917 (myalgia); rejoined unit, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery), 3 February 1917.

Admitted to 1st Division Rest Station, 21 March 1917 (bronchitis), and transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; to 6th General hospital, Rouen, 23 March 1917 (debility); to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 29 March 1917; to England, 17 April 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 4 May 1917; discharged on furlough, 11 May 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 26 May 1917.

Detached for duty with 3rd Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 2 August 1917.

Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 5 October 1917.

Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 29 December 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Durham Castle', 10 March 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 10 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism, age), Melbourne, 17 June 1918.