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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 6th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916.

Transferred to 58th Bn, and taken on strength, Serapeu, 17 February 1916.

Transferred to 5th Pioneer Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916.

Admitted to 87th Field Ambulance, 27 October 1916 (lumbago); transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 30 October 1916 (appendicitis); to Ambulance Train, 7 November 1916, and admitted to 9th General Hospital, Rouen; transferred to England, 7 November 1916, and admitted to Boscombe Military Hospital, 10 November 1916 (appendicitis); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 2 January 1917; discharged on furlough, 2 January 1917, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 17 January 1917.

Marched out to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 14 March 1917; to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 11 April 1917; to Pioneer Detachment Camp, Perham Downs, 4 May 1917; to Pioneer Training Depot, Fovant, 5 May 1917.

Transferred to Engineers Details, Brightlingsea, 10 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 22 October 1917; taken on strength, 15th Field Company Engineers, in the field, 7 November 1917.

Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 24 January 1918 (aural furuncle [boil]), and transferred to 5th Divisional Rest Station; discharged to unit, 29 January 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 30 January 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 14 September 1918; rejoined unit from leave,4 October 1918.

Marched out for return to Australia, 10 January 1919.

Admitted to No 1 Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veney, 18 January 1919 (influenza); marched out to No 2 Training Brigade, Codford, 23 February 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Kildonian Castle', 21 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 7 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 29 June 1919.