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War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 10 February 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 April 1917, and marched in to 1st Training Bn, Durrington.

Transferred to 63rd Bn, Windmill Hill, 28 April 1917.

Found guilty, 5 July 1917, of being absent without leave in that he when warned for guard failed to appear: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeiture of a total of 5 days' pay.

Found guilty, 30 July 1917, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in that he when Bugler on guard failed to sound reveille at proper time: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 August 1917; taken on strength, 36th Bn, 1 September 1917.

Detached to 9th Machine Gun Company, 8 October 1917; rejoined Bn from detachment, 5 November 1917.

Found guilty, 3 November 1917, of being absent without leave from billet, 9 pm to 10.30 pm: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 7 days' pay.

Admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, 6 February 1918 (influenza); discharged to duty, 7 February 1918.

Detached to 3rd Machine Gun Bn, 22 March 1918; transferred to 3rd Machine Gun Bn, 15 April 1918.

Admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, 16 May 1918 (scabies); discharged to duty, 20 May 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 10 September 1918.

Admitted, while on leave, to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, 28 September 1918; discharged to Convalescent Training Depot, Parkhouse, 5 November 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 39 days.

Found guilty, Bulford, 4 October 1918, of being in a cultivated area out of bounds to patients: awarded 72 hours' detention, and forfeited a total of 3 days' pay.

Admitted to Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, 23 November 1918 (influenza); discharged to No 1 Command Depot, 10 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karmala', 2 January 1919; arrived Melbourne, 15 February 1919, for onward travel by boat to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: gonorrhoea), 2 April 1919.