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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength of 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Cairo, 10 February 1916.

Taken on strength of 50th Battery, 13th Field Artillery Bde, Tel el Kebir, 22 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

To hospital, 12 April 1917; rejoined unit, 23 April 1917.

Remustered Driver, 4 September 1917.

On leave in United Kingdom, 15 September 1917.

Found guilty, London, 26 September 1917, of (1) being absent without leave from 0730 hours, until 1750 hours, 25 September 1917; (2) being in possession of falsified pass: award, forfeits 14 days' pay and total forfeiture of 15 days' pay.

Rejoined unit from leave, 2 October 1917.

Admitted to No 17 Casualty Clearing Station, 30 October 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 1 November 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Hospital, 12 November 1917; discharged, 13 November 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Le Havre, 14 November 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 20 November 1917; rejoined 13th Field Artillery Bde, 23 November 1917.

On leave to the United Kingdom, 31 October 1918; rejoined unit, 28 November 1918.

Admitted to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 January 1919 (measles); transferred to No 55 Casualty Clearing Station, 1 February 1919; to No 3 Ambulance Train, 4 February 1919; to No 41 Stationary Hospital, 6 February 1919; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, 11 February 1919; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, 16 February 1919; to England, 19 February 1919; to Endell Street Military Hospital, London, 19 February 1919 (bronchitis, slight); discharged to furlough, 21 February 1919; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 March 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 10 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 31 May 1919; discharged Melbourne (termination of period of enlistment), 23 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal