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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

Found guilty, 29 June 1915, of (1) hesitating to obey an order; (2) conduct prejudice to good order and discipline: award, forfeits 1 day's pay.

Admitted to HS 'Sicilia', 7 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 12 August 1915; transferred to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 13 August 1915 (gunshot wound, calf); to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 13 August 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 30 September 1915; to Zeitoun, 30 October 1915.

Marched into 1st Training Bn, no date stated.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916.

Admitted to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, 15 April 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 9 British Red Cross Hosptial, Calais, no date stated (pyrexia); to England, 15 May 1916; to No 3 London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 16 May 1916 (valvular disease of the heart); to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, 25 May 1916; to Tidworth Hospital, 26 June 1916.

Found guilty, No 1 Command Depot, 31 July 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 23 July 1916, until 27 July 1916: award, admonished and forfeits 4 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

To be Temporary Sergeant on the Permanent Staff of No 1 Command Depot, 25 October 1916.

Classifed Class B1A, Perham Downs, 20 December 1916.

Reverts to the rank of Private at ceasing of duty on Permanent Staff of No 1 Command Depot, 6 April 1917.

Marched into Hardening and Drafting Depot, Perham Downs, 11 April 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 22 May 1917; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 23 May 1917.

Rejoined 3rd Bn, 10 June 1917.

Promoted Lance Corporal, 18 July 1917.

Deatched to 1st Infantry Bde Musketry School, 5 September 1917; rejoined unit, 11 September 1917.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 10 November 1917, and admitted to No 11 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (shrapnel wound, face); discharged to duty, 14 November 1917, and rejoined unit the same day.

Detached to 1st Infantry Bde Class of Instruction, 20 December 1917; rejoined unit, 1 February 1918.

On leave in the United Kingdom, 22 February 1918; rejoined unit, 12 March 1918.

Wounded in action (3rd occasion), 24 June 1918, but remained on duty.

On leave to the United Kingdom, 17 July 1918; married Lily Maud Luff, St Barnabas Church, Lambeth, 24 July 1918; rejoined unit, 11 August 1918.

Wounded in action (4th occasion), 23 August 1918; admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 23 August 1918 (gassed); transferred to No 2 Australian Field Ambulance, 24 August 1918; to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 August 1918; to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 24 August 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 30 August 1918; discharged to Base Details, 2 September 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Harve, 4 September 1918.

Proceeded to England, 22 September 1918 (Class B2); marched into No 2 Command Depot, 23 September 1918, and marched out to 75 days' furlough the same day.

Granted leave with pay and subsistence for non-military employment in United Kingdom, 7 February 1919; reports to Headquarters, 7 August 1919, and placed on indefinite leave until recalled for family ship.

Marched into Salvage Depot, 30 October 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Megantic', 9 January 1920; disembarked Sydney, 27 February 1920; discharged Sydney (termination of period of enlistment), 12 March 1920.