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War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 12 July 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 September 1916; marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford, 10 September 1916.

Found guilty, 17 October 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 8 October 1917, until 1100 hours, 12 October 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeits 4 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 November 1916; marched into 4th Divisional Base Depot, 21 November 1916.

Taken on strength of 48th Bn, 9 December 1916.

Admitted to No 12 Australian Field Ambulance, 30 April 1917, and transferred to 4th Divisional Rest Station the same day (septic sores); discharged, 12 May 1917; rejoined unit, 16 May 1917.

Admitted to No 76 Field Ambulance, 8 June 1917 (shell shock), and transferred to No 77 Field Ambulance the same day; discharged, 12 June 1917; rejoined unit, 13 June 1917.

Admitted to No 13 Field Ambulance, 3 July 1917 (gunshot wound, face); transferred to No 11 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 July 1917; to No 22 Ambulance Train, 7 July 1917; to No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, 8 July 1917; to England, 10 July 1917; to York House Hospital, Folkestone, 10 July 1917 (shrapnel left face and arm); to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 10 August 1917; discharged to furlough, 25 August 1917.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 8 September 1917.

Found guilty, 23 October 1917, of being absent without leave from Tattoo, 20 October 1917, until 0830 hours, 22 October 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks and forfeits 3 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Reclassified B1A4, 25 October 1917.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 7 November 1917.

Found guilty, 6 December 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 29 November 1917, until 2200 hours, 3 December 1917: awarded 12 days' Field Punishment No 2 and total forfeiture of 18 days' pay.

Marched out of Overseas Training Bde, 24 December 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 25 December 1917 (Class B1C).

Marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 21 January 1918.

Found guilty, 21 February 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 5 February 1918, until 1400 hours, 18 February 1918: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2 and total forfeiture of 29 days' pay.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 23 April 1918.

Marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford, 10 May 1918.

Found guilty, 4 May 1918, of missing Draft Parade after being duly warned twice: awarded 168 hours' detention.

Found guilty, 1 June 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 28 May 1918, until 0800 hours, 29 May 1918: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2 and total forfeiture of 15 days' pay.

Admitted to Brigade Clearing Hospital, Codford, 11 June 1918 (observation); discharged to 12th Training Bn, 14 June 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 10 October 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 12 October 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 13 October 1918; rejoined 48th Bn, 14 October 1918.

Proceeded to England, 7 December 1918; taken on strength of Australian Administrative Headquarters, London, 14 December 1918.

Married Annie Hutton, Redholm, 19 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Canberra', 23 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 9 September 1919; discharged Adelaide (termination of period of enlistment), 25 October 1919.