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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength of 1st Australian Light Horse Reserve Regiment, Heliopolis, 1 March 1916.

Transferred to 5th Division Artillery, Tel el Kebir, 12 April 1916.

Taken on strength of 5th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column as a gunner, Ferry Post East, 21 April 1916.

Posted to No 3 Section, 5th Australian Divisional Artillery Column, Ferry Post, 15 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 June 1916.

Promoted Driver, 23 July 1916.

On leave to the United Kingdom, 14 September 1917; rejoined unit, 25 September 1917.

To hospital, 27 September 1917; admitted to No 58 General Hospital, St Omer, 1 October 1917, and transferred to No 59 General Hospital, St Omer, the same day (lobar pneumonia); to England, 5 November 1917; to Edmonton Military Hospital, Middlesex, 6 November 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 6 December 1917; discharged and marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 14 December 1917.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, 8 February 1918.

Found guilty, 27 February 1918, of being absent without leave from 0830 hours, 23 February 1918, until 1330 hours, 24 February 1918: awarded 6 days' Field Punishment No 2 and total forfeiture of 10 days' pay.

Marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, 5 March 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 13 March 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 14 March 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 17 March 1918; rejoined 5th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column, 19 March 1918.

To hospital, 8 April 1918; admitted to No 11 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 9 April 1918 (debility); transferred to England, 15 April 1918; to No 1 Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 16 April 1918 (debility and pleurisy, mild); to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 8 May 1918; discharged to furlough, 15 May 1918; marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 29 May 1918.

Marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 1 June 1918 (Class B1A1).

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, 4 July 1918.

Marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, 19 July 1918.

Admitted to Sutton Veny Hospital, 2 August 1918 (bronchitis); discharged to Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, 11 August 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 September 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Le Havre, 18 September 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 22 September 1918; rejoined 5th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column, 25 September 1918.

Transferred to, and taken on strength of No 14 Australian Field Ambulance, 4 November 1918.

To the United Kingdom on leave, 25 February 1919; rejoined unit, 17 March 1919.

Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 24 March 1919; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 April 1919.

Married Jane Holloway, Birmingham, 10 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on HT 'Indarra', 12 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 9 September 1919; discharged Sydney (medically unfit), 12 March 1920.