War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 17 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1916. Taken on strength, 11th Training Bn, 7 August 1916. Found guilty of being absent without leave, 22-26 August 1916: awarded 25 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeiture of 5 days' pay, and forfeited a total of 33 days' pay.

Page(s) of Form B.103 dealing with September 1916-end December 1917 missing from dossier.

Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 4 January 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); rejoined Bn, 26 January 1918. Admitted to 1st Casualty Clearing Station, 23 March 1918 (sprained ankle); transferred to 35th General Hospital, Calais, 31 March 1918; to 7th Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 4 April 1918; to 10th Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 10 April 1918; to Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 20 April 1918; rejoined Bn, 7 May 1918.

Admitted to 6th Casualty Clearing Station, 20 May 1918; transferred to 4th General Hospital, 20 May 1918; to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 20 May 1918; rejoined Bn, 7 August 1918. (Details of condition illegible on record.)

Granted English leave, 29 September 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 1 October 1918. Admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 22 October 1918 (bronchitis); discharged to duty, 23 October 1918; rejoined unit, 24 October 1918.

On leave to Dunkirk, 27 February 1919; rejoined Bn, 2 March 1919.

Marched out to England for return to Australia, 2 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 20 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 4 July 1919; discharged, 20 August 1919.