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2nd Lieutenant

Lieutenant

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 16 June 1915; disembarked Suez, 17 July 1915.

Taken on strength of 3rd Bn, Anzac, 4 August 1915.

Admitted to No 1 Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 6 August 1915; transferred to Mudros, 6 August 1915; to No 1 General Hospital, Cairo, 11 August 1915; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 11 August 195; to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 August 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 29 August 1915.

Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, 12 September 1915; transferred to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 16 October 1915; discharged to duty, Zeitoun, 16 November 1915.

Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 8 December 1915 (mumps); transferred to Overseas Base, 4 January 1916; discharged, 21 January 1916, and rejoined 3rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, the same day.

Promoted Corporal, 17 February 1916.

On Command, 3 March 1916; rejoined unit, 20 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916.

Promoted Sergeant, 24 March 1916.

Disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, 18 May 1916 (pyorrhoea); transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 19 May 1916; to Ambulance Train, 23 May 1916; to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, no date stated; discharged, 2 June 1916, and marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, the same day.

On leave to England, 24 June 1916; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, 2 July 1916.

Rejoined 3rd Bn, 3 August 1916.

Promoted Second Lieutenant, 5 August 1916.

Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 17 August 1916; admitted to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, 17 August 1916 (gunshot wounds, right leg and chest); transferred to No 29 Ambulance Train, 17 August 1916; to St John's Ambulance Brigade, Etaples, 17 August 1916; to England, 28 August 1916; to Queen Alexandria Military Hospital, Millbank, 22 September 1916; discharged, 11 November 1916; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 13 November 1916.

Marched into No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 4 December 1916.

Marched into 1st Training Bn, Larkhill, 18 December 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 25 January 1917; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 26 January 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 4 February 1917; rejoined 3rd Bn, 8 February 1917.

Promoted Lieutenant, 15 March 1917.

Evacuated to hospital, 1 April 1917; admitted to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, 2 April 1917 (haematoma, right leg); transferred to 1/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 2 April 1917; transferred to No 30 Ambulance Train, 3 April 1917; to No 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, 4 April 1917; to England, 9 April 1917; to Reading War Hospital, 9 April 1917; to No 6 Auxiliary Hospital, 8 June 1917; discharged, 26 June 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 9 July 1917; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 12 July 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 17 July 1917; rejoined 3rd Bn, 20 July 1917.

Wounded in action (3rd occasion), 4 October 1917; admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 5 October 1917 (shrapnel wounds, head, neck, left knee and groin); transferred to No 17 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 October 1917; to No 24 General Hospital, Etaples, 12 October 1917; to England, 26 October 1917; to No 3 London General Hospital, 26 October 1917 (gunshot wounds, left leg, right shoulder and chest).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 25 November 1917; discharged, 13 January 1918; appointment terminated (discharged), 12 July 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal