War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915; rejoined unit, 26 May 1915; admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 15 July 1915 (teeth); transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 15 July 1915; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, Egypt, 19 July 1915 (septic mouth); to Anzac Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 22 November 1915; discharged to duty, 24 November 1915; rejoined unit, Tel-el-Kebir, 7 January 1916.

Detached to Imperial Camel Corps, Habieta, 30 January 1916; taken on strength, Abbassia, 1 February 1916.

Detached to Camel Transport Corps, Abbassia, 1 September 1916.

Appointed Acting Corporal, 7 October 1916.

Appointed Acting Sergeant, 14 November 1916.

Appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant Major, 19 December 1916.

Attached to Australian Headquarters for duty with 52nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Cairo, 1 January 1917.

Appointed Temporary Company Sergeant Major, 7 February 1917.

Detached to 'K' Company, Camel Transport Corps, 15 June 1917.

Admitted to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, 19 August 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); discharged to duty, 22 August 1917.

Admitted to hospital, 29 August 1917 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to duty, 30 August 1917; rejoined unit, 30 August 1917.

Admitted to 74th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 November 1918 (gonnorhoea); reverted to Private on evacuation with veneral disease; transferred to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 14 November 1918; to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, 18 November 1918; discharged, 13 December 1918: total period of treatment for veneral disease, 39 days.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Argyllshire', 23 December 1918; disembarked Fremantle, 19 January 1919; discharged, 25 March 1919.