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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 18 May 1915 (headaches); discharged, 5 June 1915.

Embarked to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 3 July 1915; taken on strength of 6th Bn, Anzac, 10 July 1915.

Admitted to No 1 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 24 October 1915 (jaundice); transferred to Lowland Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 26 October 1915; to Camp Dressing Station, Mudros, 7 November 1915; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 27 December 1915; discharged to duty, 14 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 2 April 1916.

Wounded in action, 8 June 1916; admitted to No 2 Australian Field Ambulance, 8 June 1916 (bomb wound, right arm); transferred to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, 8 June 1916 (septic hand); to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 10 June 1916; to No 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 11 June 1916; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 15 June 1916; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 18 June 1916 (venereal disease); to No 9 Stationary Hospital, Le Havre, 19 June 1916 (not yet diagnosed); to No 2 Hospital Train, 29 June 1916 (venereal disease, syphilis); to No 18 General Hospital, Dammes Camiers, 30 June 1916; discharged and marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 7 October 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 112 days.

Admitted to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, 21 November 1916 (abdominal pains); discharged and marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 23 November 1916.

Admitted to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, 25 November 1916 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 29 November 1916.

Found guilty, 3 December 1916, of breaking out of compound and remaining absent until apprehended by Military Police, 1 December 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to camp.

Discharged from No 6 Convalescent Depot, 4 December 1916, and marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot the same day.

Admitted to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, 21 December 1916 (piles); transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 10 January 1917; discharged, and marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 23 January 1917.

Rejoined 6th Bn, 22 February 1917.

Transferred to 10th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 29 August 1917; taken on strength of 10th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 5 September 1917.

Admitted to No 10 Field Ambulance, 31 October 1917 (venereal disease); transferred to No 10 Stationary Hospital, St Omer, 1 November 1917 (not yet diagnosed); to No 39 General Hospital, Le Havre, 6 November 1917; discharged, and marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 30 November 1917 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); total period of treatment for venereal disease: 31 days.

Marched out to unit, 11 December 1917; rejoined 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 13 December 1917.

On leave to England, 9 March 1918; rejoined unit, 12 April 1918.

Admitted to No 10 Australian Field Ambulance, 1 July 1918 (dermatitis, scalp); transferred to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station, 1 July 1918; to No 25 General Hospital, 4 July 1918; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 24 July 1918; to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, 26 July 1918.

Admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Le Havre, 29 July 1918 (syncope); to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 31 July 1918.

Found guilty, 31 July 1918, of while on active service, (1) being in town without a pass; (2) improperly dressed; (3) violently resisting Military Police; (4) striking Military Police whilst in execution of his duty: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 1.

Discharged from No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, 3 September 1918, and marched into Australian General Base Depot, Le Havre, the same day.

Proceeded to unit, 6 September 1918; rejoined 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 8 September 1918.

Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 29 September 1918; admitted to No 38 Field Ambulance, 29 September 1918; transferred to No 12 Casualty Clearing Station, 29 September 1918 (gunshot wound, left hand); to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, 30 September 1918; to England, 1 October 1918; to Queen Mary's Hospital, Whalley, 2 October 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 21 October 1918; discharged to furlough, 4 November 1918, and to report to No 4 Command Depot, 18 November 1918.

Found guilty, 23 November 1918, of being absent without leave from 1030 hours, 18 November 1918, until 1030 hours, 23 November 1918: award, forfeits 10 days' pay, and total forfeiture of 15 days' pay.

Marched into No 4 Command Depot, 25 November 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 20 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 30 January 1919; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit: debility), 22 April 1919.

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