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War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 25 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 December 1916.

Transferred to 33rd Bn, 6 February 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 25 April 1917; taken on strength, 33rd Bn, in the field, 1 May 1917.

Admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, 25 December 1917 (lack of teeth); rejoined Bn, in the field, 26 December 1917.

On leave to England, 4 March 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 20 April 1918.

Wounded in action, 30 March 1918 (gun shot wound, left thigh); admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 41st Casualty Clearing Station; to 9th Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 1 April 1918; to 11th Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 9 April 1918; to Base Depot, Buchy, 1 June 1918; rejoined Bn, 9 June 1918.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 26 July 1918 (gun shot wound, left hand); admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 27 July 1918, and transferred to 47th Casualty Clearing Station; to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, 28 July 1918; to England, 29 July 1918, and admitted to Canadian Red Cross Hospital, Taplow, 1 August 1918; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 31 August 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 September 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 6 November 1918 (bullet wound, left hand thumb amputated); disembarked Melbourne, 1 January 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 16 January 1920.