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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, Egypt, 10 February 1916; marched out to join unit, Zeitoun, 14 March 1916; taken on strength of 2nd Pioneer Bn, Moascar, 15 March 1916.

Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916.

Admitted to General Hospital, 14 November 1916 (scabies); discharged from hospital, 24 November 1916.

Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, Boulogne, 9 February 1917 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 12 February 1917 (venereal disease: total period of treatment, 73 days); discharged from hospital and marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 22 April 1917.

Admitted to 51st General Hospital, 11 May 1917 (venereal disease: total period of treatment, 54 days); discharged from hospital, 3 July 1917.

Marched in, from hospital, to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 5 July 1917.

Found guilty, 12 July 1917, of being absent without leave from 9:30 pm until apprehended by Military Police at 9:50 pm, 12 July 1917: awarded forfeiture of 7 days' pay.

Marched out to unit, 30 July 1917; rejoined 2nd Pioneer Bn in the field, 31 July 1917.

Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance and transferred to 10th Stationary Hospital, 3 September 1917 (gonorrhoea); to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 5 September 1917 (not yet diagnosed); discharged from hospital and marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 15 September 1917.

Marched out to unit, 23 September 1917; rejoined unit in the field, 26 September 1917.

Found guilty, 19 September 1917, of (1) drunkenness, (2) being out of bounds and (3) being absent without leave from 9:30 pm, until apprehended by Military Police at 10:00 pm, 19 September 1917: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Marched in to 2nd Australian Divisional Prisoners' Cage, 2 October 1917; rejoined unit from Prisoners' Cage, 11 October 1917.

Field General Court Martial held at 7th Australian Infantry Base Depot, Havre, 21 October 1917: charge: while undergoing sentence of Field Punishment, refusing to obey in such a manner as to show wilful defiance of the lawful command of his Superior Officer; found guilty and sentenced to 90 days' Field Punishment No 1; marched in to 1st Anzac Field Punishment Compound.

Admitted, whilst undergoing sentence, to Compound Hospital, 5 November 1917 (sick); transferred to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 8 November 1917 (gonorrhoea); to 57th General Hospital, 9 November 1917 (diarrhoea); to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 12 November 1917 (venereal disease: total period of treatment, 90 days).

Marched in to Machine Gun Company Australian Infantry Base Depot, 18 January 1918; marched out to Field Punishment Compound, 5 March 1918.

Admitted to Compound Hospital and transferred to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 13 March 1918 (PUO); to 52nd Stationary Hospital, 15 March 1918 (measles); discharged from hospital and marched in to Field Punishment Compound, 20 March 1918.

Field General Court Martial held at Australian Infantry Base Depot, Havre, 4 April 1918: charge: (1) while on active service, deserting himself from his Majesty's Service in that he, on 26 January 1918, absented himself until being apprehended by Military Police at Rouen, 25 February 1918, (2) losing, by neglect, his clothing, equipment and necessaries, (3) committing an offence against an inhabitant of the country in which he was serving and (4) damaging the property of an inhabitant of the country in which he was serving; found guilty of charges (1), (3) and (4) and sentenced to suffer penal servitude for life, commuted to 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour; sentence suspended, 22 April 1918.

Marched out to unit, 30 April 1918; rejoined 2nd Pioneer Bn, 6 May 1918.

Found guilty, 4 May 1918, of being absent from Parade at 9:00 am: awarded forfeiture of 3 days' pay.

Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance and transferred to 20th Casualty Clearing Station, 1 June 1918 (PUO); to Ambulance Train, 2 June 1918; to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 3 June 1918; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 10 June 1918; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, 12 June 1918; to Australian Convalescent Depot, Havre, 15 June 1918; discharged and marched in to Australian Infantry Base Depot, Havre, 27 June 1918.

Found guilty, 26 June 1918, of (1) being in town without a pass and (2) being absent without leave from 9:45 pm to 10:00 pm, 25 June 1918: awarded forfeiture of 14 days' pay.

Marched out to unit, 3 July 1918; rejoined unit in the field, 12 July 1918.

Admitted to 20th Casualty Clearing Station, 12 August 1918 (gonorrhoea); transferred to Ambulance Train, 17 August 1918; to 1st Stationary Hospital, 23 August 1918; to Ambulance Train, 5 September 1918; to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 6 September 1918 (venereal disease: total period of treatment, 69 days'); discharged from hospital and marched in to Australian Infantry Base Depot, 19 October 1918.

Rejoined unit in the field, 2 November 1918; marched in to Field Punishment Compound, 4 November 1918; marched out of Field Punishment Compound, 11 December 1918.

Field General Court Martial held 16 December 1918: charge: (1) escaping from Field Punishment Compound on 6 August 1918, whilst in lawful custody and (2) being absent without leave from 6 August to 28 August 1918; found guilty of charge (1) and sentenced to 90 days' Field Punishment No 2; marched out to Field Punishment Compound, 17 December 1918.

Declared illegal absentee, 31 December 1918; marched in from absence, 8 February 1919.

Declared illegal absentee, 18 February 1919; marched in from absence and escorted to Field Punishment Compound, 6 May 1919.

Admitted to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 10 June 1919 (scabies); discharged from hospital and marched in to Australian Infantry Base Depot, Havre, 17 June 1919.

Marched in to Military Prison, Wandsworth, London, 16 July 1919; sentence suspended, 25 August 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 7 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 October 1919; discharged, 27 November 1919.