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War service: Middle East

Disembarked Suez from Australia, 14 April 1916. Attached to Aircraft Park, Abbassia, 21 April 1916.

Admitted to Government Hospital, Suez, 18 July 1916 (tonsillitis); discharged to duty, 28 July 1916. Found guilty,18 July 1916, of improper reply to an NCO whilst carrying out his duties: awarded 7 days' confined to camp; forfeited 7 days' pay.

Admitted to Government Hospital, Suez, 9 August 1916 (tonsillitis); returned to duty, 67 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, 28 August 1916. Admitted to No. 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 11 September 1916 (nasal catarrh); transferred to British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital, Montazah, 18 September 1916; to No. 17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 27 September 1916 (tonsillitis); discharged to duty, 9 October 1916; rejoined 67 Squadron, 19 October 1916.

Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 17 February 1917; discharged to duty, 22 February 1917 (no details recorded). Admitted to Citadel General Hospital, Cairo, 10 August 1917 (pyrexia, origin unknown); transferred to Convalescent Depot, Abbassia, 19 August 1917 (sandfly fever); discharged, 28 August 1917; rejoined 67 Squadron, 28 August 1917. Promoted Air Mechanic First Class to complete establishment, 1 November 1917.

Embarked from Port Said for UK 10% leave, 27 March 1919.

Discharged in London, 28 May 1919. Total war service: 3 years 146 days (of which 3 years 64 days were abroad)