War service: Western Front

Embarked Brisbane, 21 October 1917; disembarked Plymouth, 10 January 1917; marched into Pioneer Training Bn, Larkhill, 11 January 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 25 April 1917; taken on strength, b4th Pioneer Bn, 16 May 1917.

Allotted Regimental No 2815A (date not recorded).

Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 31 August 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 31 August 1917; to Ambulance Train No 38, 1 September 1917; to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 2 September 1917; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, 16 September 1917.

Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 8 July 1918 (pyrexia); transferred to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, 8 July 1918; to 36th Ambulance train and admitted to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 12 July 1918; to England, 23 July 1918, and admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, 25 July 1918 (trench fever); to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 28 August 1918; discharged on furlough, 28 August, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 11 September 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Morvada', 4 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 February 1919, for onward travel by ship to Sydney; discharged, 9 April 1919.