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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, from Suez, on board HT ‘Kyarra’, 3 February 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 11 March 1915; discharged, 11 March 1915 (disciplinary reasons).

Re-enlisted, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 7 September 1915.

Embarked Australia, 23 October 1915; disembarked Maadi, Egypt, 28 December 1915.

Taken on strength, 7th Light Horse Regiment, 28 December 1915.

Found guilty, 12 February 1916, of being absent without leave from 9 am, 1 February 1916, to 9 am, 2 February 1916: awarded 14 days’ Confined to Camp; forfeited a total of 7 days’ pay in addition to time absent.

Taken on strength, 2nd Reserve Regiment, 1 March 1916.

To hospital, 15 March 1916 (sick); admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 16 March 1916 (gonorrhea); discharged to duty, 25 March 1916; rejoined unit, 28 March 1916; admitted to Australian Overseas Base Depot, Cairo, 1 April 1916.

Transferred to Artillery (no unit), Tel-el-Kebir, 20 May 1916.

To hospital, 22 May 1916 (neurasthenia); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 22 May 1916; discharged to Tel-el-Kebir, 26 May 1916.

Embarked for overseas, AH Train Department, Alexandria, 28 May 1916.

Found guilty, 6 August 1916, of being absent without leave from 12 am, 12 July 1916, to 10 pm, 2 August 1916: awarded 21 days’ detention; forfeited a total of 42 days’ pay.

Marched into 14th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 24 October 1916.

Marched out to Home Service Company, 24 February 1917.

Apprehended by Military Police and placed in custody awaiting trial, Hurdcott, 4 October 1917; found guilty, 9 October 1917, of (1) being absent without leave from 8.30 am, to 9.30 pm, 4 October 1917, (2) drunkenness: awarded 7 days’ Field Punishment No 2; forfeited a total of 12 days’ pay.

Found guilty, 16 October 1917, of neglecting to obey standing order to report to the Sergeant of the Guard at 6 pm, 10 October 1917, while undergoing Field Punishment No 2: awarded 2 days’ Field Punishment No 2.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 November 1917; marched into 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, France, 21 November 1917; marched out to unit, 24 November 1917.

Taken on strength, 55th Bn, 2 December 1917.

To hospital, 9 April 1918 (sick); admitted to Field Ambulance, 10 April 1918 (debility); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 10 April 1918; to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 10 April 1918; embarked for England, 13 April 1918 (pyrexia of uncertain origin); to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, 16 April 1918 (debility); to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 8 May 1918; discharged to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 14 May 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, 14 May 1918.

Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT ‘D.11’, 6 June 1918; disembarked, no date; discharged, 2 September 1918 (gas debility).