War service: embarked from Melbourne, 10 September 1915; taken on strength, 6th Bn, Tel el Kebir, Egypt, 7 January 1916.

Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 25 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 30 March 1916.

Wounded in action, 25 July 1916, and admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station (gun shot wound, back and right shoulder); transferred to 2nd Canadian Stationary Hospital, 26 July 1916; to England, 27 July 1916, and admitted to 1st Eastern General Hospital, 28 July 1916 (gun shot wound, back: dangerous). Discharged from hospital and marched in to No. 2 Command Depot, 26 September 1916; in to No. 3 Command Depot from furlough, 28 October 1916. Found guilty, Wareham, of being absent without leave from Reveille, 2 December, to 4 December 1916: awarded 48 hours detention; forfeited total of 5 days pay. Found guilty, Wareham, of being absent without leave, 14-21 January 1917: awarded 9 days Field Punishment No. 2; forfeited total of 19 days pay. Found guilty, 9 March 1917, of being absent without leave, 12 February-7 March 1917: awarded 21 days detention; forfeited a total of 46 days pay.

Proceeded overseas to France, 19 April 1917; marched in to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 20 April 1917. Found guilty, 3 May 1917, of neglecting to obey an order, 3 May 1917: awarded 14 days Field Punishment No. 2. Rejoined unit, 11 May 1917.

Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 4 October 1917, and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance (gun shot wound, left finger); transferred to 6th Convalescent Depot, 8 October 1917. Marched in to 1st ADBD from hospital, 13 November 1917; rejoined unit, 21 November 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 2 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 20 February 1918. Found guilty, 26 February 1918, of being absent without leave, 16-25 February 1918: awarded 14 days Field Punishment No. 2; forfeited a total of 24 days pay.

Wounded in action (3rd occasion), 27 March 1918, and admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance (gun shot wound, head); transferred to 35th General Hospital, 29 March 1918; to England, 31 March 1918, and admitted to King George Hospital (gun shot wound, left eye: slight); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 20 May 1918. Discharged from hospital, 12 June 1918, and granted furlough, to report to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 26 June 1918. Taken on strength, Pay Corps, London, 26 June 1918; re-transferred to 6th Bn, 6 September 1918. Admitted to 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 10 March 1919; date of discharge from hospital not recorded.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Shropshire', 1 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 16 May 1919; discharged, 26 August 1919 (disability: gun shot wound, face, loss of left eye).