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War service: Egypt, Western Front

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

Found guilty, 28 December 1915, of being late at 7 am parade: awarded ½ hour pack drill.

Found guilty, 9 January 1916, of being absent from Mess Orderlies' parade: admonished.

Admitted to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 21 January 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 28 January 1916.

Found guilty, 22 February 1916, of being late on 6.30 am parade: awarded 2 days' confined to barracks.

Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 6 April 1916; transferred to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 6 April 1916 (cardiac debility); discharged to duty, 10 April 1916; rejoined Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 11 April 1916.

Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 17 April 1916 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, 16 May 1916; discharged to duty, rejoined Bn, 17 May 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 31 days.

Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 26 May 1916 (venereal), and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 28 May 1916; to Hospital Train, 29 May 1916, and admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia; discharged to Base Details, 26 June 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 32 days.

Embarked Alexandria, 2 August 1916; disembarked England (date not recorded).

Proceeded overseas to France (date not recorded); marched in to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 11 September 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 30 September 1916.

Admitted to 88th Field Ambulance, 27 October 1916 (not yet diagnosed - debility), and transferred to Corps Rest Station; rejoined unit, 29 October 1916.

Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 2 December 1916 (trench feet); transferred to 2nd General Hospital, Havre (date not recorded); transferred to England, 6 December 1916, and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 7 December 1916; transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 11 December 1916; to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 14 December 1916; to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 13 January 1917.

Transferred to 70th Bn, 23 March 1917.

Found guilty, Wareham 13 June 1917, of appearing unshaven on parade: admonished.

Found guilty, 19 September 1917, of being absent without leave from 9.30 pm, 2 June, until apprehended at Gloucester at 5.45 pm, 4 June 1917: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 12 days' pay.

Found guilty, 26 June 1917, of being unshaven on 9 am parade: awarded 3 days' confined to camp.

Found guilty, 25 August 1917, of firing after 'Cease Fire' had been given: awarded 3 days' confined to camp.

Transferred to 32nd Bn, 19 September 1917.

Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 19 October 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 24 October 1917; rejoined 32nd Bn, in the field, 1 November 1917.

Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 7 February 1918 (influenza); dicharged to duty same day.

Found guilty, 7 June 1918, of absenting himselfwithout leave from about 9 am, 5 June, till about 4 pm, 6 June 1918: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 9 days' pay.

Detached to Australian Corps School as batman, 27 July 1918; rejoined 32nd Bn, 20 August 1918.

Wounded in action, 29 September 1918 (gassed shell), and admitted to 132nd Field Ambulance, and transferred to 41st Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 35, 1 October 1918, and admitted to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 2 October 1918; transferred to England, 6 October 1918, and admitted to 1st Birmingham War Hospital, 8 October 1918; discharged on leave, 21 October 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 5 November 1918.

Admitted to Gloucester Road VAD Hospital, Gloucester, whilst on leave, 6 november 1918 (not yet diagnosed); discharged on leave from Red Cross Hospital, Gloucester, 22 november 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 27 November 1918.

Found guilty, 29 November 1918, of being absent without leave in London from 10 am, 27 November, to 11 pm, 28 November 1918: forfeited 2 days' pay; total forfeiture: 4 days' pay.

Marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 30 November 1918.

Found guilty, 18 January 1919, of being absent without leave from 2359, 10 January, to 2359, 14 January 1919: awarded forfeiture of 4 days' pay; total forfeiture: 8 days' pay.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Derbyshire', 2 March 1919; admitted to ship's hospital, 17 March 1919 (sprained ankle); discharged to duty, 21 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 12 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gas poisoning), Adelaide, 21 July 1919.