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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Abbassia, 18 January 1916; discharged to duty, 15 March 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 58 days.

Transferred to 4th Division Artillery, 1 April 1916.

Appointed Driver, 1 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 10 June 1916.

Taken on strength, 24th Field Artillery Brigade, in the field, 15 June 1916.

Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 27 September 1916 (not yet diagnosed); rejoined unit, 8 October 1916.

Reverted to Gunner at own request,11 October 1916.

Transferred to 11th Field Artillery Brigade, 25 January 1917, and posted to 43rd Battery.

Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 18 March 1917 (venereal disease, gonorrhoea), and transferred same day to 1/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 11, 19 March 1917, and admitted to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 28 March 1917 (venereal disease: slight); discharged to Base Details, 1 May 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 45 days.

Transferred to 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 18 May 1917; to 11th Field Artillery Brigade, 23 August 1917, and posted to 43rd Battery.

On leave to England, 6 October 1917; rejoined unit in Belgium from leave, 24 October 1917.

Wounded in action, 5 April 1918 (shell wound, face, hands and left leg), and admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to St John Ambulance, Etaples, 6 April 1918; to England, 9 April 1918, and admitted to Herne Bay Military Hospital, 10 April 1918 (wounds: severe). Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 6 May 1918. Discharged on furlough, 17 May 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 31 May 1918.

Admitted to Camp Isolation Hospital, Hurdcott, 12 July 1918 (scabies); marched into No 4 Command Depot, 19 July 1918; to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 27 July 1918; to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Heytesbury, 9 August 1918; to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 30 November 1918.

Married Mary Ann COWAN, spinster, aged 21, at St Columba's Anglican Church, Gateshead, Durham, 6 February 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Zealandic', 3 July 1919; admitted to ship's hospital, 5 July 1919 (old wound); discharged to duty, 10 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 23 August 1919.

Soldier and wife drowned at Chelsea, Victoria, when their boat capsized (report in 'The Age', 23 December 1919).