War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength of 19th Bn, Egypt, 5 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 March 1916.

Wounded in action, 10 May 1916; admitted to 2nd Australian Division Rest Station, 11 May 1916 (scalp wound); discharged to duty, 14 May 1916; rejoined unit, 15 May 1916.

Wounded in action, (2nd occasion), 14 November 1916; admitted to No 38 Casualty Clearing Station, 15 November 1916 (gunshot wound, head); to No 3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 16 November 1916; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 17 November 1916; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 23 November 1916.

Rejoined 19th Bn, 27 November 1916.

Attached to Divisional Signal School as a Batman, 24 August 1917.

Admitted to No 9 Casualty Clearing Station, 21 September 1917 (scabies); transferred to Stationary Hospital, 22 September 1917; to No 39 General Hospital, Le Havre, 27 September 1917; discharged, and marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 6 November 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 12 November 1917; rejoined 19th Bn, 13 November 1917.

Admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 14 November 1917; transferred to Ambulance Train, 16 November 1917; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 16 November 1917 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); to No 39 General Hospital, Le Havre, 19 November 1917; discharged, and marched into 2nd Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 28 December 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 45 days.

Proceeded to unit, 30 December 1917; rejoined 19th Bn, 4 January 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 15 March 1918; rejoined unit, 31 March 1918.

Wounded in action (3rd occasion), 29 May 1918, and admitted to No 5 Australian Field Ambulance, the same day (gassed); transferred to No 61 Casualty Clearing Station, 30 May 1918; to Ambulance Train, 30 May 1918; to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 31 May 1918; to England, 3 June 1918; to Reading War Hospital, 3 June 1918; discharged to furlough, 1 July 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 15 July 1918 (Class B1A3).

Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 17 July 1918 (not yet diagnosed); discharged, and marched into Convalescent Training Depot, Parkhouse, 19 July 1918.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 6 August 1918 (Class B1A4).

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 21 September 1918.

Marched into 5th Training Bn, 4 October 1918.

Transferred to the 20th Bn reinforcements, 5 October 1918.

Found guilty, 13 January 1919, of being absent without leave from 0001 hours, 11 January 1919, until 2359 hours, 11 January 1919: award, forfeits 2 days' pay, and total forfeiture of 3 days' pay.

Marched into 2nd Training Bde, Codford, 15 January 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Orca', 19 February 1919; disembarked Sydney, 9 April 1919; discharged Sydney (medically unfit), 1 July 1919.

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