War service: Egypt, Palestine.

Taken on strength of 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 29 May 1916.

Transferred to Camel Corps, 1 July 1916, and taken on strength of 14th Company, Imperial Camel Corps, Abbassia, the same day.

Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 20 July 1916 (diarrhoea); discharged, 22 July 1916, and rejoined unit the same day.

Taken on strength of 3rd Anzac Bn, Imperial Camel Corps, 1 November 1916.

Detached to Imperial Camel Corps Bde Headquarters, 26 December 1916.

Admitted to Imperial Camel Corps Field Ambulance, 13 June 1917 (septic sores); transferred to New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance, 16 June 1917; to No 2 Light Horse Field Ambulance, 16 June 1917; discharged, 28 June 1917, and rejoined unit the same day.

Admitted to No 21 Casualty Clearing Station, 7 December 1917 (scabies); transferred to No 26 Casualty Clearing Station, 8 December 1917; discharged, 13 December 1917; marched into Australian Base Depot Company, Abbassia, 14 December 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 20 December 1917; rejoined unit, 22 December 1917.

Admitted to No 2 Australian Field Ambulance, Moascar, 8 March 1918 (otitis media); discharged, 27 March 1918, and marched into Australian Base Depot Company, Abbassia, the same day.

Proceeded to unit, 3 June 1918; rejoined unit, Serapeum, 3 June 1918.

Transferred to, and taken on strength of 15th Light Horse, 6 July 1918.

Wounded in action, 19 September 1918; admitted to No 26 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 September 1918 (gunshot wound, right arm); transferred to No 47 Stationary Hospital, 21 September 1918; to No 44 Stationary Hospital, 26 September 1918; to No 14 Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 28 September 1918; to Rest Camp, Port Said, 4 November 1918; to No 14 Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 5 November 1918; to Rest Camp, Port Said, 13 December 1918; marched into 5th Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 27 December 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 5 January 1919; rejoined 15th Light Horse Regiment, 17 January 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Dongola', 26 July 1919; admitted to Ship's Hospital, 14 August 1919; discharged, 16 August 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 28 August 1919; discharged Melbourne (termination of period of enlistment), 17 October 1919.