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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 18 October 1914.

Embarked Alexandria on HT 'Derflinger' and proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 5 April 1915.

Admitted to Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 16 June 1915 (influenza). Transferred to Divisional Headquarters, 19 July 1915; rejoined 2nd Battalion, 24 July 1915. Transferred to Special Guard, General Headquarters, 31 August 1915; rejoined unit, Lemnos, 15 September 1915.

Admitted to Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 31 October 1915; transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 2 November 1915. Proceeded to Alexandria on HS 'Nevasa', 2 November 1915; disembarked, 7 November 1915, and admitted to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis; transferred to Australian and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 25 November 1915; discharged to duty, Cairo, 10 December 1915.

Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 24 December 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to Australian and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 4 January 1916; discharged to Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 11 January 1916; marched into unit, Tel-el-Kebir, 21 January 1916.

Embarked Alexandria on HT 'Ivernia' and proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 March 1916.

Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 25 September 1916, and transferred to 1st Field Ambulance (wound, left buttock); to 35th General Hospital, Calais, 28 September 1916. Proceeded to England on HS 'Brighton', 14 October 1916, and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 27 November 1916; discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 4 December 1916; marched into 2nd Training Battalion, Perham Downs, 20 December 1916; granted furlough, 7 February 1917; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 12 February 1917.

Found guilty, 28 February 1917, of being absent without leave, 3.00 pm, 21 February, to 4. 00 pm, 27 February 1917: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited total of 14 days' pay. Marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 17 March 1917; detached for duty with Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, 22 March 1917; marched into No 3 Command Depot, 20 April 1917; marched into H & Drafting Depot, Perham Downs, 12 May 1917.

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 15 November 1917 (venereal disease); discharged to Convalescent and Training Depot, Parkhouse, 25 March 1918 (total period of treatment for venereal disease: 131 days); moved out, 8 April 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 10 April 1918; marched into Overseas Training Bn, Longbridge, 15 April 1918. Proceeded to France through Folkestone, 8 May 1918, and marched into Canadian Infantry Base Depot, Etaples; moved out, 10 May 1918; rejoined unit, 12 May 1918.

Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 25 May 1918 (enemy gas attack); transferred to 58th Casualty Clearing Station, 26 May 1918; transferred by hospital train, 27 May 1918, to 13th UAS General Hospital, 28 May 1918; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, 31 May 1918; to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Havre, 3 June 1918; discharged to Australian Infantry Base Depot, Havre, 27 June 1918; moved out, 2 July 1918; rejoined unit, 5 July 1918; moved out from field, 3 October 1918. Proceeded to England through Havre, 13 October 1918; disembarked Southampton, 14 October 1918; marched into St. Budeaux for Special Leave 1914.

Commenced return to Australia on HT 'Durham', 23 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 23 December 1918, for onward travel to Sydney. Discharged, 22 February 1919.