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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 5 April 1915.

Returned to duty, Gallipoli, 27 May 1915.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 20 July 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to Mudros, 20 July 1915; to No 3 Light Horse Field Ambulance, Lemnos, 20 July 1915; embarked for Malta, no date stated (rheumatism); to St Andrew's Hospital, 29 July 1915; to St Patrick's Hospital, 15 August 1915; embarked for England, 9 September 1915; to King George's Hospital, London, 16 September 1915; marched into Depot, Abby Wood, 16 November 1915.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1916; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 29 May 1916.

Debited 4/8 for loss of kit, 7 June 1916.

Rejoined unit, 21 July 1916.

Wounded in action, 21 July 1916; admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 23 July 1916 (shell shock); transferred to England, 24 July 1916; to No 3 Western General Hospital, Newport, 26 July 1916; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 12 September 1916; discharged, 14 September 1916, and marched into No 1 Command Depot, Harefield, the same day.

Proceeded on furlough, 16 September 1916; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 4 October 1916 (Class 'A').

Attached to Royal Engineers Staff Company for duty in Depot Orderly Room, 4 October 1916.

Reclassified B1A2, No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 22 February 1917.

Attached to Australian Flying Corps for duty, 12 March 1917.

Taken on strength of No 30 Training Squadron, 15 March 1917.

Found guilty, 11 April 1917, of being absent without leave from 1200 hours, 4 April 1917, until 2145 hours, 10 April 1917: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and total forfeiture of 14 days' pay.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 7 June 1917 (venereal disease); discharged, 14 June 1917, and marched into Convalescent Training Company, Bulford, the same day; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 8 days.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 28 July 1917.

Marched out of No 1 Command Depot, 7 August 1917; marched into No 30 Training Squadron, Fern Hill, 8 August 1917.

Marched into Australian Flying Corps Depot, 6 November 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1917; taken on strength of No 69 Squadron, 27 November 1917.

Admitted to No 55 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 January 1918 (venereal disease); transferred to No 23 Ambulance Train, no date stated; to No 39 General Hospital, Le Havre, 7 January 1918; to Conse Eugenia, 14 January 1918; rejoined No 3 Squadron, 24 January 1918.

Admitted to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 29 May 1918 (secondary syphilis); transferred to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 3 June 1918; to No 39 General Hospital, Le Havre, 8 June 1918; discharged, 2 August 1918, and marched into No 1 Aircraft Depot the same day; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 66 days.

Rejoined No 3 Squadron, 15 August 1918.

Commenced return to Australia from Le Havre on board HT 'Port Lyttelton', 12 October 1918 (special 1914 leave); disembarked Melbourne, 25 December 1918; discharged Melbourne (termination of period of service), 23 February 1919.

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