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War service: embarked Sydney, 17 March 1915. Embarked for Australia on HT 'Ceramic', 4 May 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 26 May 1916 (venereal disease). Returned to duty, 3rd Military District, 8 June 1915, allotted to 5th Bn, 7th Reinforcement.

Re-embarked, 16 July 1915. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 18 October 1915; taken on strength, 5th Bn, Lemnos, 3 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 25 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 31 March 1916.

Admitted to No 12 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 April 1916 (orchitis); transferred to 26th General Hospital, 25 April 1916; to England, 12 May 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, 13 May 1916; to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 29 May 1916; discharged to Training Depot, 5 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 August 1916; rejoined 5th Bn, Belgium, 16 September 1916.

Admitted to 17th Casualty Clearing Station, 9 October 1916 (hernia); transferred to 1st Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 10 October 1916; discharged to Base, unfit, 11 October 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 16 October 1916 (hernia); embarked for England, 17 October 1916, and admitted to Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, 17 October 1916. Discharged on furlough, 5 January 1917. Found guilty, 3 February 1917, of being absent without leave, 3.30 pm, 20 January, to 8.30 pm, 2 February 1917: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited total of 24 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 May 1917; rejoined 5th Bn, 15 June 1917. By sworn declaration assumed name of Callaghan, David, from 10 August 1917.

On furlough to United Kingdom,12 February 1918; rejoined unit, 7 March 1918. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 24 May 1918 (debility); discharged to duty, 3 June 1918; rejoined unit, 5 June 1918.

Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 4 October 1918 (defective vision); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 4 October 1918; discharged to duty, 20 October 1918; rejoined unit, 25 October 1918.

Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 28 November 1918 (influenza); transferred to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, 28 November 1918; to 9th USA General Hospital, Rouen, 3 December 1918; discharged to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 17 December 1918; to 1st Australian Clearing Depot, Havre, 21 December 1918; discharged to Base Depot, 3 January 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Khyber', 31 March 1919; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 5 April 1919; discharged from hospital, 12 April 1919; disembarked Brisbane, 18 May 1919; discharged, 20 July 1919.