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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength of 3rd Reserve Regiment, Heliopolis, 6 March 1916.

Transferred to 4th Australian Divisional Artillery, 1 April 1916; taken on strength of 46th Battery, Serapeum, 2 April 1916, and mustered as a Gunner.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9/10 June 1916.

Admitted to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 12 October 1916 (mumps); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 13 October 1916; to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 13 October 1916; to Base Details, 28 October 1916; rejoined 12th Field Artillery Brigade, 1 November 1916.

Detached to 4th Army Artillery School, 4 February 1917, for duty as a batman.

Found guilty, 8 February 1917, of when on active service, overstaying this pass from 1930 hours, 6 February 1917, until 1400 hours, 7 February 1917: award, admonished and forfeits 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Found guilty, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, 17 May 1917, of being absent without leave from 1400 hours, until 1700 hours, 11 May 1917: award, forfeits 1 day's pay.

Wounded in action, 2 June 1917; admitted to No 9 Australian Field Ambulance, 2 June 1917 (gunshot wound, penetrating abdomen); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 2 June 1917; to No 3 Ambulance Train, 7 June 1917; to England, 15 June 1917; to Clandon Park War Hospital, Guildford, 16 June 1917; discharged to furlough, 2 August 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 2 August 1917.

Reclassified B1A1, 7 August 1917.

Marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 11 August 1917.

Reclassified B1A, 12 August 1917.

Reclassified B1A2, 30 August 1917.

Reclassifed B1A3, 11 September 1917.

Reclassified B1A4, 25 September 1917.

Reclassifiied A3, 14 October 1917.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 19 October 1917.

Marched into Reserve Brigade Australia Artillery, Heytesbury, 9 November 1917.

Admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 12 November 1917 (gastritis); marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 24 November 1917 (class B1A2).

Reclassified B2A, 8 December 1917.

Reclassified B2A, 14 December 1917.

Found guilty, 9 March 1918, of being absent without leave from 1830 hours, 5 March 1918, until 2345 hours, 7 March 1918: awarded 9 days' Field Punishment No 2 and total forfeiture of 13 days' pay.

Found guilty, 22 August 1918, of being absent from draft after being duly warned: awarded 48 hours' detention.

Marched into Convalescent Training Depot, Parkhouse, 23 August 1918, for duty with Artillery Details.

Found guilty, Convalescent Training Depot, 30 September 1918, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in that he failed to keep a proper check on the takings of the billard table: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and total forfeiture of 14 days' pay.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, 27 December 1918.

Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, 15 July 1919 (otitis media).

Found guilty, 22 August 1919, of overstaying leave from 1700 hours, 19 August 1919, until midnight, 21 August 1919: award, forfeits 3 days' pay, and total forfeiture of 6 days' pay.

Admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport, 8 September 1919 (otitis media); marched into Sutton Veny, 8 October 1919.

Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, 28 October 1919 (tonsillitis); transferred to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, 8 November 1919 (venereal disease); to Military Hospital, Chisedon, 14 November 1919; discharged, 6 January 1920, and granted leave subject to recall; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 60 days.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Friedrichsruh', 22 January 1920; admitted to Ship's Hospital, 23 January 1920; disembarked Fremantle, 1 March 1920, for admission to hospital; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 13 September 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal