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2nd Lieutenant

Lieutenant

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915.

Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 25 May 1916; transferred to 15th Field Ambulance, 27 May 1916 (abrasion, legs and feet); rejoined Bn, 29 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

On Command, Grenade School, Terdeghem, 10 July 1916; rejoined Bn, 15 July 1916.

Wounded in action, Fromelles, 19 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left hand); admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916; transferred to 8th Casualty Clearing Station, 21 July 1916; to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 22 July 1916; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Wimereux, 26 July 1916; to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 20 August 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 29 August 1916.

Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 9 December 1916 (bronchitis), and transferred to 15th Field Ambulance; rejoined Bn, in the field, 15 December 1916.

Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 29 January 1917.

Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 3 February 1917 (scabies), and transferred to Corps Rest Station; to Anzac Scabies Hospital, 4 February 1917; discharged to duty, 8 February 1917.

Detached to Corps Infantry School, 14 May 1917.

Admitted to 5th Division Rest Station, 5 June 1917 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 9th Casualty Clearing Station, 6 June 1917; to Ambulance Train No 27, 8 June 1917, and admitted to Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, 9 June 1917; transferred to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 9 June 1917; discharged to Reinforcements, Havre, 10 August 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 67 days.

Rejoined Bn, in the field, 19 August 1917.

Promoted Lieutenant, 10 June 1917.

Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 August 1917 (epididymitis), 20 August 1917, and transferred to 7th General Hospital, and then, same day, to 10th Stationary Hospital, St Omer (orchitis); transferred to 7th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 22 August 1917 (venereal disease, gonorrhoea); transferred to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 24 August 1917; discharged to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, 4 September 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 5 days.

Rejoined Bn, in the field, 8 September 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 22 December 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 7 January 1918.

Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance, 12 March 1918 (trench fever), and transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, 13 March 1918; to 5th British Red Cross Hospital, Wimereux, 15 March 1918; to England, 27 March 1918, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth; transferred to Cobham Hall, 22 April 1918; discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 20 June 1918.

Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 28 September 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 October 1918 (trench fever, headaches & debility neurosis); disembarked Fremantle, 16 December 1918; appointment terminated (discharged), Perth, 21 February 1919.