War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to Government Hospital, Suez, 14 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 6 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 June 1916.

Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 4 July 1916 (conjunctivitis); discharged, and marched into 8th Training Bn, Larkhill, 10 July 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 6 September 1916.

Proceeded to unit, 21 September 1916; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, in the field, 24 September 1916.

Admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 10 February 1917 (defective vision); transferred to 4th Australian Divisional Rest Station, 10 February 1917; to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 10 February 1917; rejoined unit, 20 February 1917.

On leave to England, 27 August 1917; rejoined unit, 10 September 1917.

Admitted to 5th Australian Divisional Rest Station, 7 January 1918 (error of refraction); transferred to No 38 General Hospital, 7 January 1918; rejoined unit, 9 January 1918.

Evacuated to hospital, 12 September 1918; rejoined unit, 15 September 1918.

On leave, 3 October 1918; rejoined unit, 25 October 1918.

On leave to Paris, 17 February 1919; rejoined unit, 3 March 1919.

Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 17 April 1919; marched into No 5 Group, Weymouth, 24 April 1919.

Admitted to hospital, 29 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Melbourne', 5 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 18 August 1919; discharged Adelaide (termination of period of enlistment), 10 October 1919.