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Mobilised for war service, August 1914. Embarked Cairns on SS14 for Thursday Island (War Station) garrison duty. Enlisted for service outside Australia, 14 August 1915. Re-embarked Thursday Island on board HT 'Kanowna', 16 August 1914, to take part in the capture of German New Guinea. Taken on strength, 2nd Australian Naval & Military expeditionary Force, 6 September 1914. Returned to Townsville, 18 September 1914, on account of trouble caused by the firemen on troopship. Did not participate in the capture of German New Guinea. Discharged from the AN&MEF, 18 September 1914. Eligible for British War Medal.

War service (AIF): Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine

Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 2 October 1915. Admitted to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 10 December 1915 (dysentery); transferred to 87th Field Ambulance Convalescent Camp, Mudros, 16 December 1915

Transferred to 11th Light Horse Regiment, Maadi, Egypt, 22 February 1916. Found guilty, 5 June 1916, of (1) without leave going from the task he was detailed to perform, (2) insubordination: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.

To hospital, 17 July 1916; admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916; returned to duty, 31 July 1916.

Admitted to 1/2 East Anglian Field Ambulance, 6 August 1916; admitted to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 7 August 1916 (debility); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 11 August 1916 (heat exhaustion); to British red Cross Convalescent Depot, Montazah, 19 August 1916; discharged, 4 September 1916, and taken on strength, 1st Light horse taining Regiment, Moascar, 5 September 1916.

Taken on strength, Imperial Camel Corps, Abbassia, 9 September 1916; marched out to No 13 Company, 11 September 1916.

Admitted to 4th Dersert Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, Baharia, 27 November 1916 (malaria); discharged to duty, 8 December 1916. readmitted to 4th Desert Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, 16 January 1917 (malaria); discharged to unit, 28 January 1917. Re-admitted, 13 February 1917 (relapsing fever); discharged to duty, 27 February 1917. To hospital, Bir Maliuk, 23 March 1917; transferred from Suez to Government Hospital,Cairo, 1 April 1917, and thence to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 1 April 1917 (malaria); to British Red Cross Convalescent Camp, Montazah, 5 April 1917; to Convalescent Depot, Mustapha, 9 April 1917; taken on strength, A&NZ Reserve, Inperial Camel Brigade, Abbassia, 13 April 1917.

Qualified in 21st Signallers' Course, Zeitoun, 11 August 1917. Detached to 3rd Bn Headquarters, Palestine, 25 August 1917; rejoined 13th Company, 18 September 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 23 November 1917.

Transferred to 4th Anzac Bn, 30 December 1917; detached to 4th Bn Headquarters, 18 May 1918; to Port Said Rest Camp, 22 May 1918; rejoined HQ from Rest Camp, 2 June 1918.

Marched in to Isolation Camp, Moascar, 29 June 1918; marched in to Signals Training Depot, Moascar, 30 June 1918.

Transferred to Light Horse Details on reorganisation of Camel Corps, 1 July 1918. Taken on strengty, 2nd Signal Squadron, Tripoli, 22 November 1918; transferred to 5th Signal troop, 16 January 1919; detached to 15th Light Horse Regiment, 22 January 1919; rejoined 5th Signal Troop, 5 March 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Burma', 26 July 1919; disembarked sydney, 1 September 1919; discharged, 1 November 1919.