War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 14 June 1916 (broken arm); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 14 June 1916 (fractured radius); discharged to Hospital Ship, 7 July 1916; embarked Alexandria, 7 July 1916; admitted to Tooting Military Hospital (date not recorded); discharged, and marched in to 8th Training Bn, Tidworth, 22 July 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 16 September 1916; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 30 September 1916.

Admitted to 5th Army Rest Camp, 10 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 24 June 1917.

On Special Leave to England, 23 August 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 7 September 1917.

Wounded in action, 2 February 1918 (gun shot wound, right arm), and admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 February 1918; to Ambulance Train No 28, 5 February 1918, and admitted to 25th General Hospital, Hardelot; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 7 March 1918; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 14 March 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 10 May 1918.

On leave to England, 7 November 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 1 December 1918.

Married Emily CHALLEN, spinster, aged 20, The Register Office, Wandsworth, London, 16 November 1918.

Attached to 5th Division Headquarters, 21 March 1919; rejoined Bn, 9 April 1919.

Marched out to England for return to Australia, 17 April 1919; marched in to No 5 Group, Weymouth, 24 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 10 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 19 December 1919.