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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength of 1st Pioneer Bn, Serapeum, 17 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 2 April 1916.

Admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, 25 July 1916 (shell shock); transferred to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, 25 July 1916; to No 21 Ambulance Train, 26 July 1916; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 26 July 1916; discharged to Base Details, 1 August 1916; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 2 August 1916.

Proceeded to unit, 23 August 1916; rejoined 1st Pioneer Bn, 25 August 1916.

To hospital, 15 September 1916 (injuries through the fall of earth); rejoined unit, 16 September 1916.

On leave to the United Kingdom, 7 May 1917.

Admitted to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 17 May 1917; discharged to furlough, 31 May 1917.

Admitted to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 2 June 1917 (septic leg); discharged, 14 July 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 16 July 1917.

Marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 8 August 1917.

Classified B1A1, 9 August 1917.

Classified B1A2, 29 August 1917.

Classified A3, 22 October 1917.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 6 November 1917.

Marched out of Overseas Training Bde, 10 November 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 11 November 1917 (Class B1A3).

Charged with, 3 January 1918, being absent without leave from 1830 hours, 1 January 1918, until 2100 hours, 2 January 1918: charge dismissed.

Admitted to Sutton Veny Hospital, 18 February 1918; discharged, 26 March 1918.

Found guilty, 14 May 1918, of being absent from midnight, 1 May 1918, until 2100 hours, 12 May 1918: award, forfeits 14 days' pay and a total forfeiture of 25 days' pay.

Proceeded overseas to France, 19 June 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 21 June 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 23 June 1918; rejoined 1st Pioneer Bn, 26 June 1918.

Admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 8 August 1918; transferred to No 20 Casualty Clearing Station, 8 August 1918 (abdominal colic); to No 24 Ambulance Train, 9 August 1918; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 9 August 1918; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 13 August 1918; to Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 15 August 1918; discharged and marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, 27 August 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 30 August 1918; rejoined 1st Pioneer Bn, 1 September 1918.

Proceeded to Base Depot, 22 September 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, 23 September 1918; classified BII, 27 September 1918.

Proceeded to England, 1 October 1918; marched into No 2 Command Deopot, Weymouth, 2 October 1918, and marched out to furlough the same day (Class B1A3); marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 4 November 1918.

Charged with, 6 November 1918, being absent without leave on 2 November 1918: case dismissed.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 5 December 1918, from Group Clearing Hospital.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karmala', 2 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 15 February 1919, and then by sea to Brisbane; discharged Brisbane (medically unfit: appendicitis), 11 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal