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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915.

Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 6 January 1916 (dysentery); discharged, 10 January 1916.

Found guilty, 11 January 1916, of (1) leaving the ranks without permission; (2) conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline - insubordinate language to his superior officer: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks and forfeits 2 days' pay.

Taken on strength of 'B' Company, 32nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, 7 July 1916 (dysentery); transferred to No 12 Casualty Clearing Station, 7 July 1916; discharged and rejoined unit, 15 July 1916.

On Command, Lewis Gun School, 13 September 1916; rejoined unit, 21 September 1916.

Accidentally injured, 28 November 1916; admitted to No 38 Casualty Clearing Station, 29 November 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 2 General Hospital, 30 November 1916; to England, 3 December 1916 (fracture left middle cuniform); to Clardon Park Hospital, Guildford, 4 December 1916; to Royal Albert Hospital, Woolwich, 16 December 1916; discharged to furlough, 2 January 1917.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 22 January 1917.

Found guilty, 22 January 1917, of being absent without leave from 1530 hours, until 2030 hours, 18 January 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to camp and forfeits 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Classified B.1.A.4., Perham Downs, 25 January 1917, and marched into No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, the same day.

Found guilty, 17 February 1917, of being absent without leave from 0900 hours, until 2130 hours, 12 February 1917: awarded 72 hours detention and total forfeiture of 8 days' pay.

Transferred to 70th Bn, 23 March 1917, and taken on strength of 70th Bn the same day.

Found guilty, 5 June 1917, of being absent from parade: awarded 5 days' confined to camp.

Transferred to 32nd Bn, 19 September 1917, and marched into 69th Draft Bn the same day.

Proceeded overseas to France from 8th Training Bn, 14 October 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 15 October 1917.

Marched out to unit, 18 October 1917; rejoined 32nd Bn, 26 October 1917.

Found guilty, 27 April 1918, of being drunk while on active service: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2.

On leave to England, 27 October 1918; rejoined unit, 14 November 1918.

Marched out of 32 Bn, 3 February 1919; marched into 2nd Training Bde, Codford, 16 February 1919.

Admitted to No 4 G.C. Hospital, Codford, 7 March 1919; to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 11 March 1919 (venereal disease, syphilis); discharged and marched into Convalescent Training Depot, Parkhouse, 14 March 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 4 days.

Marched into No 5 Group, Weymouth, 20 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton, 10 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919; discharged Adelaide, 21 November 1919.