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Mention in Corps Orders

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Australia, 20 December 1915; allotted to and proceeded to join 54th Infantry Bn, Tel el Kabir, Egypt, 16 February 1916; transferred and taken on strength of 5th Pioneer Bn, 3 March 1916.

Found guilty, 5 June 1916, of 'losing by neglect or otherwise disposing of one field hat': awarded to pay for new hat.

Proceeded from Alexandria to jointhe British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916.

Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance and transferred to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 25 March 1917 (gastro enteritis); discharged to duty, 30 March 1917.

Rejoined unit in the field, 1 April 1917; promoted to Lance Corporal, 29 June 1917; on leave to United Kingdom, 22 August to 31 September 1917; to be Corporal, 28 November 1917; reverted to ranks at own request, 14 December 1917.

Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance and transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 25 February 1918 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 3rd General Hospital, Havre, 2 March 1918 (venereal disease: total period of treatment, 88 days); discharged from hospital and marched in to Australian Division Base Depot, 28 May 1918.

Marched out to unit, 8 June 1918; rejoined unit in the field, 12 June 1918; on leave to United Kingdom, 3 October; returned to unit from leave, 22 October 1918.

Found guilty, 26 October 1918, of being absent without leave from 7:30 am, 17 October to 7:30 am, 20 October 1918: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeited 17 days' pay.

Marched out to England, 14 February 1919; disembarked Codford, England and marched in to Weymouth Command Depot, 15 February 1919.

Admitted to General Hospital, Codford, 7 March 1919 (sick); discharged from hospital, 19 March 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wyreema', 13 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 31 May 1919; discharged, 25 August 1919 (medically unfit).