The AIF Project

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Transferred to 1st Mobile Veterinary Section, Serapeum, 13 March 1916; taken on strength, 14 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 25 March 1916.

On leave, 18 October 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, from leave, 18 October 1916.

Attached to 4th Mobile Veterinary Section, 10 December 1916.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 3 February 1917.

Promoted Corporal, 25 February 1917.

Transferred to Australian Flying Corps, 30 April 1917; marched in to AFC Depot, Perham Downs, England, 3 May 1917.

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 7 May 1917; discharged, 27 October 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 174 days.

Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 7 December 1917.

Transferred to Australian Army Veterinary Corps from AFC Details, 21 December 1917.

Marched in to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Heytesbury, 24 December 1917.

Marched in to No 3 Camp, Parkhouse, 25 December 1917.

Found guilty, 28 December 1917, of neglecting obey AIF Depot Orders of 22 Junme 1917 in that he was found in Shipton on 23 December 1917 at 10.10 pm without leave: reprimanded.

Marched to AFC Training Depot, Wendover, 19 February 1918, reverted to Private and mustered as 2nd Class Air Mechanic on joining AFC.

On Command at School of Terchnical Training, Reading, 2 March 1918; rejoined AFC Training Depot, 13 April 1918.

Marched out to Aeroplane Repair Section, 1st Wing, Australian Flying Corps, Leighterton, 17 April 1918.

Attached to Aeroplane Repair Sub-Section, Minchinghampton, 13 May 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 12 November 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 5 January 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 7 March 1919.