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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 26 May 1915. Wounded in action, 6 August 1915, and admitted to No 1 Casualty Clearing Station; admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Convalescent Depot, Heliopolis, 11 August 1915 (fractured forearm). Admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 September 1915 (tonsillitis); transferred to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Helouan, 29 September 1915, and transferred same day to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital; discharged to Base Details, 1 October 1915. admitted to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 October 1915 (ingrowing toenail); transferred to Helouan Convalescent Depot, 2 November 1915; discharged to active service, 12 November 1915; rejoined unit, 28 January 1916.

Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 31 March 1916.

Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 29 November 1916 (diarrhoea), and transferred same day to 39th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 24, 1 December 1916; to 1st General Hospital, Etretat, 3 December 1916; to 2nd General Hospital, 3 December 1916; discharged to 4th Convalescent Depot, Havre, 18 December 1916; rejoined Bn, 18 January 1917.

Wounded in action, 19 April 1917 (superficial shrapnel wound, knee), and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 20 April 1917; to 2nd Canadian Stationary Hospital, Outreau, 26 April 1917; to 7th Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 26 April 1917; to No 3 Rest Camp, Boulogne, 5 May 1917; rejoined unit, 21 May 1917.

Accidentally injured (knee: soldier not to blame), 1 July 1917; admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 4 July 1917; transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 6 July 1917; discharged to duty, 12 July 1917, and rejoined Bn same day.

Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 19 July 1917 (synovitis, right knee), and transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station same day; to Ambulance Train No 2, 22 July 1917, and admitted to No 1 General Hospital, Etretat, 23 July 1917; to England, 28 July 1917, and admitted to Reading War Hospital, 29 July 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 30 August 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 September 1917. Marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 19 November 1917.

Attached for duty with Headquarters, AIF Depots in the United Kingdom, 21 December 1917. Found guilty, Tidworth, 8 February 1918, of refusing duty after being duly warned: forfeited 7 days' pay. Found guilty, 1 July 1918, of at Cheltenham, being absent without leave from 2400 25.6.18 till 2025 26.6.18: forfeited total of 3 days' pay.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyllshire', 9 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 26 March 1919.