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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915.

Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 28 May 1915 (sore hand); transferred to Lines same day.

Admitted to Field Ambulance, 28 November 1915; transferred to No 1 Casualty Clearing Station, 1 December 1915, and thence to Hospital Ship 'Dongala'; disembarked Alexandria, 4 December 1915 (juandice), and admitted same day to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh. Transferred to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 9 December 1915; to Overseas Base, Zeitoun, 28 January 1916; rejoined Bn, Serapeum, 6 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916.

On leave, 14 May 1916; rejoined unit from leave, 24 May 1916.

Wounded in action, slight, 15 June 1916; remained with unit.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 16 May 1916.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 24 July 1916 (shell shock), and admitted to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train No 16, 25 July 1916, and admitted to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 26 July 1916. Transferred to England, 27 July 1916, and admitted to Graylingwell War Hospital, 28 July 1916.

Found guilty, 12 September 1916, of being absent without leave from 26 August 1916: reverted to the ranks and forfeited 11 days' pay.

Transferred to No 3 Command Depot, 13 October 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 13 December 1916; rejoined Bn, 18 December 1916.

Admitted to Field Ambulance, 28 February 1917; transferred to 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 3 March 1917 (inflamed larynx: severe). Transferred to England, 6 March 1917, and admitted same day to Colchester General Hospital. Discharged on furlough, 15 March 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 30 March 1917.

Transferred to 63rd Bn, Windmill Hill, 27 April 1917; taken on strength, 28 April 1917.

On Command, Brigade School, 4 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 June 1917.

Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Perham Downs, 11 August 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 9 October 1917; rejoined 2nd Bn, in the field, 15 October 1917.

Wounded in action (third occasion), 6 November 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm, right hip); admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 7 November 1917; transferred to 1st Canadian Field Ambulance, 7 November 1917; to 17th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 November 1917; to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 11 November 1917; to England, 20 November 1917, and admitted to Reading War Hospital, 21 November 1917; to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 4 January 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 22 January 1918.

Found guilty, Weymouth, 5 April 1918, of being absent without leave from 4 pm, April, to 11.30 pm, 3 April 1918: admonished, and forfeited 2 days' pay.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Malta', 31 July 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 28 September 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, Sydney, 11 May 1919.