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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915.

Admitted to No 8 Australian Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 17 January 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Ferry Post, 20 January 1916; discharged, 23 January 1916.

Found guilty, 4 February 1916, of disobedience of orders in that he was absent from parade without leave: awarded 7 days' confined to camp.

Transferred to 5th Divisional Artillery, 15 March 1916, and taken on strength of 54th Battery, Tel el Kebir, the same day.

Admitted to hospital, 11 May 1916; transferred to Base Details, Tel el Kebir, 15 May 1916; to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 19 May 1916 (heart disease); to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 20 May 1916; to British Red Cross Depot, Montazah, 3 June 1916; discharged to details at Tel el Kebir, 21 June 1916; joined Australian Artillery Training Bn, 21 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 1 August 1916.

Found guilty, 13 August 1916, of being absent from parade: award, deprived on 1 day's pay.

Proceeded overseas to France from England, 14 September 1916.

Marched out of 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 5 October 1916, and taken on strength of Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, the same day.

Marched out to unit, 7 October 1916; taken on strength of 5th Medium Trench Mortar Battery, 12 October 1916.

Admitted to No 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance, 26 October 1916 (scabies); discharged, 29 October 1916; rejoined unit, 30 October 1916.

Detached to Trench Mortar School, 6 December 1916; rejoined unit, 28 December 1916.

To hospital, 27 January 1917 (haemorrhoids); admitted to 4th Australian Divisional Main Dressing Station, 28 January 1918; transferred to 1 South Midland Division Casualty Clearing Station, 28 January 1917; to No 25 Ambulance Train, 28 January 1917; to No 11 Stationary Hospital, 29 January 1917; discharged to Australian General Base Depot, 6 February 1917.

Marched out to 5th Australian Divisional Field Artillery, 2 March 1917; posted to and taken on strength of 54th Battery, 11 March 1917.

Admitted to No 35 Field Ambulance, 13 May 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 13 May 1917; to No 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital, 13 May 1917; to Ambulance Train, 24 May 1917; to No 22 General Hospital, Camiers, 24 May 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 30 May 1917; discharged, 4 June 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 6 June 1917 (Class A).

To 5th Australian Divisional Field Artillery, 12 June 1917; rejoined unit, 17 June 1917.

Evacuated to hospital, 5 August 1917; admitted to No 17 Casualty Clearing Station, 7 August 1917 (fractured fibula, accidental); transferred to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, 8 August 1917; to England, 12 August 1917; to Middlesex Hospital, Claxton-on-Sea, 13 August 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 28 September 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Dartford, 5 October 1917.

Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 October 1917 (Class B1A3).

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 November 1917, from furlough.

Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, 29 January 1918 (tonsillitis); discharged and marched into No 1 Command Depot, 13 February 1918 (Class B1A3).

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 28 February 1918.

Admitted to Sutton Veny Hospital, 19 March 1918 (haemorrhoids); discharged, 29 April 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Weymouth, 30 April 1918 (Class B1A3).

Charged with, 15 May 1918, being absent without leave from 12 May 1918, until 1500 hours, 13 May 1918: charge dismissed.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 13 June 1918.

Marched into Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, 28 June 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 10 July 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Le Havre, 11 July 1918.

Marched out to unit, 13 July 1918; rejoined unit, 19 July 1918.

Appointed Driver, 22 October 1918.

Embarked for England, 1 April 1919; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 April 1919.

Admitted to No 1 Dermatological Hospital, 9 May 1919 (venereal disease); discharged, 11 May 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 3 days.

Marched into No 2 Group, Sutton Veny, 30 June 1919.

Commenced return to Australian on board HMAT 'Takada', 18 July 1919.

Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 11 August 1919 (urticaria).

Disembarked Adelaide, 4 September 1919; discharged, 27 October 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal