War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 7 June 1917; discharged from ship's hospital, 9 June 1917 (no further details recorded); disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917; marched in to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Larkhill, 21 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 18 September 1917; taken on strength, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Belgium, 24 September1917, and posted to No 2 Section.

Wounded in action, 30 September 1917 (gun shot wound, back), and admitted to 17th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train No 126, 1 October 1917, and admitted to 22nd General Hospital, Dannes, 2 October 1917; transferred to England, 12 October 1917, and admitted to Berrington War Hospital, Shrewsbury, 13 October 1917. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 7 November 1917; to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 November 1917; to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 15 November 1917.

Admitted to Camp Isolation Hospital, Hurdcott, 7 January 1918 (scabies); marched out from Isolation Hospital to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 15 March 1918; marchedout to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Heytesbury, 28 March 1918.

Found guilty, 5 April 1918, of being out bounds in Trowbridge on a Salisbury pass: awarded 6 days confined to barracks.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 May 1918.

Transferred to 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, 17 May 1918.

Admitted to 1st Casualty Clearing Station, 5 August 1918 (enteritis); transferred to Ambulance Train No 4, 14 August 1918, and admitted same day to 16th US General Hospital, Le Treport (diarrhoea); to 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, Havre, 25 August 1918; discharged to Base Depot, 5 September 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 12 September 1918.

Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 24 October 1918 (influenza); discharged to duty, 4 November 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 12 February 1919.

Leave extended, 13 March to 13 July 1919 (Non-Military Employment, with pay and subsistence of 6/- per day: experience in fruit packing and export, with F.W. Moore & Co, Arthur Street, London.

Marched in to No 2 Group, Sutton Veny, 28 July 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ajana', 19 August 1919; disembarked Sydney, 9 October 1919, for onward travel to Tasmania; discharged, Hobart, 13 December 1919.