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War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 19 February 1917; discharged Devonport, England, 25 April 1917; marched into 10th Training Bn, 26 April 1917.

Transferrred to Machine Gun Details, 13 July 1917; marched into Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 15 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 12 October 1917; marched into Machine Gun Corps Base Depot, Camiers, 12 October 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 15 October 1917; taken on strength of 5th Machine Gun Company, 16 October 1917.

Admitted to No 5 Field Ambulance, 9 May 1918, and transferred to No 61 Casualty Clearing Station the same day; to No 28 Ambulance Train, 10 May 1918; to No 28 United States General Hospital, Rouen, 11 May 1918 (pharynigitis); to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 19 May 1918 (pyrexia of unknown origin); classified Class 'A', 23 May 1918; marched into Australia General Base Depot, Camiers, 26 May 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 7 June 1918, and rejoined 2nd Machine Gun Bn the same day.

On leave to United Kingdom, 2 October 1918; rejoined unit, 20 October 1918.

Detached to Universtie du Travail, Charleroi, 29 January 1919; rejoined unit, 18 April 1919.

Admitted to No 55 Casualty Clearing Station, 18 April 1919; to No 1 Ambulance Train, 27 April 1919; to No 14 Stationary Hospital, 28 April 1919 (scarlet fever); to No 8 Stationary Hospital, 14 May 1919 (scabies); discharged to Base Depot, 25 May 1919.

Proceeded to England, 10 June 1919; marched into No 2 Group, Sutton Veny, 11 June 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 22 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 2 September 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 30 October 1919.