War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 21 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 14 November 1916.

Sick to Camp Hospital, Hurdcott, 9 December 1916; transferred to Fovant Military Hospital, 2 January 1917 (mumps); discharged, 9 January 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 4 February 1917; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 9 February 1917.

Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 8 August 1917 (syphilis); transferred to 10th Stationary Hospital, St Omer, 9 August 1917; to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 14 August 1917; discharged to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 29 September 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 53 days.

Rejoined Bn, in the field, 26 October 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 26 February 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 13 March 1918.

Admitted to 5th Australian Division Rest Station, 23 March 1918 (debility); transferred to 10th Stationary Hospital, St Omer, 26 March 1918 (not yet diagnosed); to 7tyh Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 31 March 1918 (debility); discharged to Base Depot, Havre, 16 August 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 30 August 1918.

Wounded in action, 7 September 1918 (gun shot wound, left forearm), and admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to Ambulance Train No 22, and admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 11 September 1918; transferred to England, 13 September 1918, and admitted to War Hospital, Chester, 14 September 1918; discharged on furlough, 24 October 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 7 November 1918.

Transferred to Australian Army Ordnance Corps, 27 November 1918.

Re-transferred to 32nd Bn on marching out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Denison', 23 March 1919 (invalid); disembarked Adelaide, 6 May 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 15 June 1919 (termination of period of enlistment).

War service: 2 years 322 days (of which 2 years 230 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal