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War service: Egypt, Palestine.

Taken on strength of 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 29 May 1916.

Taken on strength of 13th Light Horse Headquarters, 2 June 1916.

Taken on strength of 1st Double Squadron, Serapeum, 6 July 1916.

Taken on strength of Australian Camel Training Unit, El Ferdan, 2 November 1916.

Admitted to No 14 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 7 January 1917 (bronchitis); discharged, 13 February 1917, and rejoined the Australian Camel Training Unit the same day.

Taken on strength of 4th Light Horse Regiment, Ferry Post, 25 February 1917.

Promoted Temporary Shoe Smith, 10 May 1917.

Promoted Shoe Smith, 10 July 1917.

Detached to 16th Veterinary Hospital, Kazar, 31 August 1917; qualified to perform duties of Shoeing Smith, 31 October 1917; marched out of 16th Veterinary Hospital, Katana, 3 November 1917; rejoined 4th Light Horse Regiment, 9 November 1917.

Reverts to the rank of Trooper on own request, Belah, 19 January 1918.

Admitted to No 4 Light Horse Field Ambulance, 27 January 1918 (varicocele); transferred to No 74 Casualty Clearing Station, 30 January 1918; to No 43 Stationary Hospital, Kilo 151, 2 February 1918; to No 24 Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 4 February 1918; to No 14 Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 5 February 1918; marched into Rest Camp, Port Said, 5 March 1918.

Marched into 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 27 March 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 28 March 1918; rejoined 4th Light Horse Regiment, Belah, 28 March 1918 (hernia).

Admitted to No 74 Casualty Clearing Station, 3 April 1918; transferred to No 69 General Hospital, Belah, 12 April 1918; classified B1 due to poor physique and hernia, 4 May 1918; discharged, 10 May 1918, and marched into Details Camp, Moascar, the same day.

Marched into Australian Depot Stores, Gezina, 11 May 1918.

Found guilty, 11 May 1918, of when on active service, disobedience of Camp Standing Orders, in that his tent was found untidy: award, deprived of 1 day's pay.

Marched into Details Camp, Moascar, 10 August 1918.

Attached to Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, Cairo, 23 August 1918; marched into Details Camp, Moascar, 3 October 1918.

Classified 'C' by Medical Board, 31 January 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lancashire', 18 February 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 31 March 1919; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit), 15 May 1919.