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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength of 12th Bn, Railhead, 1 March 1916, from 7th Training Bn.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 5 April 1916.

Admitted to No 5 Field Ambulance, 9 November 1916, and transferred to No 36 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (debility); to No 1 General Hospital, Etretat, 11 November 1916; discharged, 18 November 1916; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, 20 November 1916.

Classified "A", 4 December 1916.

Proceeded to unit, 15 December 1916; rejoined 12th Bn, 18 December 1916.

Wounded in action 6-9 April 1917; admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, 9 April 1917 (gunshot wound, left leg); transferred to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, 11 April 1917; to England, 25 April 1917; to Richmond Military Hospital, 27 April 1917 (fracture of left tibia); to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 19 June 1917; discharged and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 26 June 1917.

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

Classified B1A2, 9 August 1917.

Classified B1A4, 22 August 1917.

Marched out of No 3 Command Depot, 11 October 1917 (class A3); attached for temporary duty at Australian Ordnance Depot, Millwall, 12 October 1917.

Detached from Australian Ordnance Depot, 26 November 1917, and marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, the same day.

Reclassified B1A4, 29 November 1917.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 5 December 1917.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 11 December 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 10 January 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 11 January 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 13 January 1918; rejoined 12th Bn, 17 January 1918.

Wounded in action, 11 May 1918 (2nd occasion); admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 11 May 1918 (gassed, shell); transferred to No 15 Casualty Clearing Station, 11 May 1918; to No 83 General Hospital, 12 May 1918; to England, 23 May 1918; to Edmonton Military Hospital, 23 May 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 26 June 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 10 July 1918.

Granted agricultural leave with pay, 19 August 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 9 September 1918.

Charged with, 12 September 1918, being absent without leave from 0845 hours, 9 September 1918, until 1100 hours, 11 September 1918: award, dismissed.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 30 October 1918.

Taken on strength of Australian Imperial Force Depots in United Kingdom, Tidworth, 30 November 1918.

Found guilty, 4 January 1919, of being absent without leave from 2359 hours, 31 December 1918, until 1620 hours, 3 January 1919: award, forfeits 3 days' pay, and total forfeiture of 6 days' pay.

Taken on strength of No 2 Group, 1 September 1919, but to remain at Tidworth.

On leave, 6 October 1919; marched into Sutton Veny, 8 October 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 1 November 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 14 December 1919; discharged (medically unfit: debility),Hobart, 27 March 1920.