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War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 11 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 30 January 1917; marched in to 14th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 1 February 1917.

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 20 February 1917; discharged to Command Depot, 14 April 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 54 days.

Found guilty, Hurdcott, 14 July 1917, of being absent without leave from 6 am, 10 July, till noon, 12 July 1917: admonished, and forfeited 3 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Proceeded overseas to France, 12 October 1917; taken on strength, 56th Bn, in the field, 26 October 1917.

Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance, 29 March 1918 (influenza), and transferred to No 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital; to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 30 March 1918; to England, 1 April 1918, and admitted to 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Rednal; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 8 May 1918; discharged on furlough, 13 May 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 27 May 1918.

Admitted to Camp Isolation Hospital, Hurdcott, 28 May 1918; discharged, 8 June 1918.

Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 25 July 1918.

On Command, 5th Australian Signal School (14th Training Bn), 12 August 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 24 October 1918; rejoined 56th Bn, in the field, 30 October 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 26 March 1919; rejoined Bn from leave, 14 April 1919.

Marched out to England, 22 May 1919, for return to Australia.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Friedrichsruh', 8 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 4 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 12 October 1919.