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War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 7 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 November 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916, from 14th Training Bn; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 1 January 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 6 February 1917; taken on strength of 54th Bn, 8 February 1917.

Admitted to No 14 Field Ambulance, 23 June 1917 (trench fever); discharged, 6 July 1917; rejoined unit, 9 July 1917.

Evacuated to hospital, 28 July 1917; admitted to No 1 General Hospital, Etretat, 2 August 1917 (trench fever); transferred to England, 16 August 1917; to No 2 Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 17 August 1917; discharged to furlough, 29 August 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 12 September 1917 (class B1A).

Reclassified B1A4, 16 October 1917.

Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, 23 October 1917 (tonsillitis); marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 1 November 1917.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 28 November 1917.

Marched out of Overseas Training Bde, 28 November 1917; marched into 14th Training Bn, Codford, 12 December 1917.

Found guilty, 22 February 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 19 February 1918, until 1300 hours, 21 February 1918: award, forfeits 1 day's pay and total forfeiture of 3 days' pay.

Proceeded overseas to France, 2 March 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 3 March 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 5 March 1918; rejoined 54th Bn, 11 March 1918.

Wounded in action, 17 April 1918, and admitted to No 55 Field Ambulance the same day (gassed); transferred to No 55 Casualty Clearing Station, 18 April 1918; to No 8 General Hospital, Rouen, 19 April 1918; to England, 21 April 1918; to Fovant Military Hospital, 22 April 1918; marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 1 June 1918.

Admitted to Brigade Hosptial, Hurdcott, 5 June 1918 (diarrhoea); marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 11 June 1918.

Admitted to Brigade Hospital, Hurdcott, 17 June 1918 (influenza); marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 23 June 1918.

Marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 20 July 1918 (class B1A1).

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 18 September 1918.

Transferred to the reinforcements of 56th Bn, 28 September 1918.

Transferred to Machine Gun Corps and marched into Machine Gun Training Depot, Parkhouse, 1 October 1918.

Admitted to Group Hospital, Parkhouse, 4 November 1918; marched into Machine Gun Training Depot, Parkhouse, 8 November 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 4 December 1918; marched into Machine Gun Corps Base Depot, Camiers, 5 December 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 8 December 1918; taken on strength of 5th Machine Gun Bn, 10 December 1918.

Attached to 5th Division Salvage Party, 26 February 1919; rejoined unit, 8 April 1919.

Proceeded to England via Le Havre, 23 April 1919; marched into No 5 Group, Weymouth, 1 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Melbourne', 5 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 7 February 1920.