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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked for active service abroad, 29 June 1915.

Embarked Alexandria and proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 4 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from HT 'Hororata', 9 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Embarked Alexandria and proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 19 March 1916; granted leave to England, 27 June 1916.

Wounded in action, 29 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left leg); admitted to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 31 July 1916; to Ambulance Train, 31 July 1916; admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital, 31 July 1916 (seriously ill). Proceeded to England for further treatment, 7 August 1916; admitted to Welsh War Hospital, Whitchurch, 8 August 1916; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 17 November 1916. Marched into No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, from furlough, 11 January 1917.

Found guilty at Wareham, 19 January 1917, of being absent without leave, 3.30 pm, 12 January, to 4.00 pm, 16 January 1917: admonished by superior officer; forfeited total of 5 days' pay; marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 14 March 1917. Transferred to Australian Army Medical Corps details, 16 May 1917; attached to No 3 Convalescent Depot for duty, 16 May 1917; classified PB, 14 August 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 15 May 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot from School detachment, 27 July 1918; moved out from depot, 12 August 1918; marched into Administration Headquarters, London, 14 August 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on HT 'Sardinia', 19 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 27 December 1918, for onward travel to 1st Military District. Discharged on account of being medically unfit for continued service, Brisbane, 29 July 1919 (fractured left femur).