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War service: Western Front

Embarked Australia, 28 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 7 June 1916.

Found guilty, Rollestone, 5 July 1916, of being absent without leave from 3 July until apprehended on 5 July 1916: admonished by Commanding Officer and forfeited 3 days' pay.

Found guilty, 5 August 1916, of being absent without leave from 6:30 am, 3 August to 6:30, 5 August 1916: awarded forfeiture of 5 days' pay.

Proceeded overseas to France, 19 September 1916; marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France, 11 September 1916; joined 17th Bn, Belgium, 21 September 1916.

Wounded in action, France, 9 November 1916.

Admitted to New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Amiens, 3 December 1916 (myalgia); transferred to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 5 December 1916; to England, 8 December 1916; admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, England, 8 December 1916; discharged from hospital, 9 January 1917; on leave, 9 January to 24 January 1917.

Marched in to Perham Downs Command Depot, 25 January 1917; marched in to Hurdcott Command Depot, 1 February 1917.

Admitted to Wareham Military Hospital, England, 10 March 1917 (mumps); discharged from hospital and marched in to Hurdcott Command Depot, 29 March 1917.

Marched in to Perham Downs Command Depot, 14 April 1917; proceeded overseas to France, 22 May 1917; marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, France, 23 May 1917; rejoined 17th Bn, 18 July 1917.

Found guilty, 15 September 1917, of being absent without leave from 8:30 am, 6 September to 10:00 am, 7 September 1917: awarded 7 days Field Punishment No 2 and forfeited 9 days' pay.

Wounded in action and admitted to 46th Casualty Clearing Station, 20 September 1917 (shrapnel wound to left leg); transferred to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 21 September 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 28 September 1917; to No 13 Convalescent Depot, Trouville, 2 October 1917; discharged to Base details, 7 November 1917; rejoined Bn, 4 December 1917.

Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 23 December 1917 (haemorrhoids); transferred to 22nd General Hospital, Camiers, 24 December 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 30 January 1918; to England, 1 February 1918; admitted to 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, 14 February 1918; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 15 March 1918; discharged from hospital and marched in to Hurdcott Command Depot, 19 March 1918.

Admitted to Brigade Hospital, 25 May 1918 (influenza); discharged from hospital, 27 June 1918.

Marched in to Weymouth Command Depot, 11 July 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 24 August 1918; disembarked Brisbane, 9 October 1918; discharged, 7 November 1918 (medically unfit: defective vision).