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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to Government Hospital, Suez, 14 May 1916 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); transferred to 1st Ausdtralian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 15 May 1916; discharged to 5th Division Depot, Tel el Kebir, 16 July 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 62 days.

Embarked Alexandria for England, 2 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France (date not recorded); taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 30 September 1916.

Found guilty, 4 December 1916, of being absent without leave from 6 pm, 29 November, till 12 noon, 30 November 1916: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 2 days' pay.

Admitted to Anzac Corps Rest Station, 8 December 1916 (septic right toe); transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 27 December 1916; to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 29 December 1916; to England, and admitted to County of London War Hospital, Napsbury, 1 January 1917; discharged on furlough, 2 February 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 19 February 1917.

Marched out to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 21 February 1917.

Transferred to 1st Pioneer Bn, 19 September 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 October 1917; rejoined 32nd Bn, in the field, 26 September 1917.

Admitted to 8th Australian field Ambulance, 28 November 1917 (orchitis), and transferred same day to 5th Division Rest Station; discharged to duty, 12 December 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 12 December 1917.

Admitted to 5th Division Rest Station, 23 December 1917 (gastro-enteritis); rejoined Bn, in the field, 31 December 1917.

Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance, 13 May 1918 (scalded left foot), and transferred same day to 6th Casualty Clearing Station; to 7th Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 27 May 1918; to England, 28 May 1918, and admitted same day to Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 3 June 1918; marched in to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 7 June 1918.

Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, 8 June 1918 (scalded foot); marched in to No 3 Command Depot, 22 June 1918 .

Transferred to Machine Gun Details, Longbridge Deverill, 20 September 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 November 1918; taken on strength, 4th Machine Gun Bn, 5 December 1918.

Marched out to England, 8 April 1919.

Admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 17 April 1919 (haemorrhoids); discharged on leave, 11 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Napier', 12 May 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 29 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 13 August 1919.