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War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 27 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into 8th Training Bn, Larkhill, 24 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 11 November 1916; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 25 November 1916.

Wounded in action, Somme sector, 9 December 1916 (gun shot wound, right shoulder), and admitted to 5th Field Ambulance; transferred to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 10 December 1916; to England, 18 December 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth (gun shot wound and bronchitis); to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 10 January 1917; discharged on furlough, 15 January 1917, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 30 January 1917.

Found guilty, 16 June 1917, of being absent without leave from 8 pm, 15 June, to 7.25 am, 16 June 1917: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 4 days' pay.

Admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, 1 August 1917 (sprained right knee); discharged to Training Depot, 6 September 1917.

Found guilty, 5 October 1917, of being absent without leave from Tattoo Roll Call, 25 September, until 8 am, 5 October 1917: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 20 days' pay.

Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 8 November 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 November 1917; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 5 December 1917.

Wounded in action, second occasion, Messines, Belgium, 12 December 1917 (shrapnel wound, right arm); admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 13 December 1917, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 28 and admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 31 January 1918; to Base Depot, Havre, 5 February 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 14 February 1918.

Wounded in action, 3rd occasion, Hamel, 8 August 1918 (shrapnel wound, right arm), and admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 4th General Hospital, Camiers; to 6th Convalescent Depot, Camiers, 12 August 1918; to Base Depot, Etaples, 17 August 1918. Admitted to 1st Convalescent Depot, Havre (injury, shoulder); to Base Depot, 5 September 1918 (dental); rejoined Bn, in the field, 9 September 1918.

On leave to England, 7 November 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 27 November 1918.

Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 December 1918 (influenza), and transferred same day to 12th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train No 16, 6 December 1918, and admitted to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 7 December 1918. Transferred to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 17 December 1918; to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Havre, 21 December 1918; to Base Depot, 3 January 1919; rejoined Bn, in the field, 14 January 1919.

Marched out to England for return to Australia, 17 April 1919; marched into No 5 Group, Weymouth, 27 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 10 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged, Adelaide, 21 September 1919.