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War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 25 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 4 November 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 13 December 1916; taken on strength, 22nd Bn, in the field, 18 December 1916.

Found guilty, 15 January 1917, of neglecting to obey standing order in that he appeared on parade unshaven: awarded forfeiture of 2 days' pay.

Found guilty, 25 January 1917, of appearing on parade unshaven: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 18 February 1917 (influenza); rejoined Bn, 19 February 1917.

Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 11 March 1917 (influenza), and transferred to Divisional Rest Station; to England, 20 March 1917, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 21 March 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 10 April 1917; discharged from hospital on furlough, 23 April 1917, to report to Machine Gun Depot, Wareham, 8 May 1917.

Found guilty, Wareham, 11 May 1917, of being absent without leave from 3.30 pm, 8 May, tto 4.15 pm, 9 May 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Marched in to Overseas Training Bn, Perham Downs, 6 August 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 11 September 12917.

Wounded in action, 4 October 1917 (small laceration from barbed wire above left eye), and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; rejoined Bn, 27 November 1917.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 17 July 1918 (gassed), and admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 49th Casualty Clearing Station; to 2nd Stationary Hospital, 19 July 1918; to England, 24 July 1918, and admitted to Cornelia Auxiliary Hospital, Poole, affiliated with Military Hospital, Weymouth, 25 July 1918; transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 15 August 1918; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 21 August 1918.

Marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 13 September 1918.

Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, 4 October 1918 (conjunctivitis).

Admitted to Sutton Veny Hospital, 10 October 1918 (pneumonia: seriously ill); discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 January 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 25 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 2 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal