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War service: Egypt, Palestine

Embarked Melbourne, 28 October 1917.

Found guilty, at sea, of when on Active Service leaving his guard without orders from his superior officer: awarded 14 days' detention.

Disembarked Suez, 10 December 1917; marched in to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, 23 January 1918.

Taken on strength, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Belah, 2 February 1918.

Admitted to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, Jerusalem, 4 May 1918 (diarrhoea); transferred to 75th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 June 1918; to 43rd Stationary Hospital, Kilo 151, 6 May 1918; to 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 15 May 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 16 May 1918; to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 7 June 1918; to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 19 June 1918; rejoined 12th Light Horse Regiment, 27 June 1918.

Admitted to Port Said Rest Camp, 9 August 1918; marched in to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, 1 September 1918.

Found guilty, 7 October 1918, of when on Active Service, irregular conduct, i.e. staggering about Ismailia Railway Station as if he was drunk: awarded 14 days' confined to camp, and forfeited 3 days' pay.

Rejoined 12th Light Horse Regiment, 18 November 1918.

Sick to hospital, 20 February 1919 (venereal disease); admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, 23 February 1919 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, 9 April 1919; discharged, 1 July 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 131 days.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Morvada', 20 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 28 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 28 September 1919.