War service: taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 29 May 1916. Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 14 June 1916.

Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, El Arish, 11 July 1917 (defective vision); transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, 12 July 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 13 July 1917; discharged to Details Camp, Moascar, 5 August 1917. Taken on strength, Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 29 August 1917.

Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, 27 March 1918 (pyrexia); transferred to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, 8 April 1918; taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 29 May 1918; rejoined 3rd Light horse Regiment, 5 August 1918.

Admitted to Anzac Rest Station, 6 October 1918; transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 10 October 1918; marched in to 1st Light Horse Brigade Details, 11 October 1918.

Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, 19 October 1918 (influenza); transferred to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 7 November 1918.

Marched out from 3rd Light Horse Regiment for United Kingdom leave, 5 March 1919.

Embarked Port Said on board HT 'Malwa', 28 March 1919.

Granted leave, London, 12 April-12 May 1919 (business reasons), to repprt to Reserve Brigade, Australian Artillery, Heytsbury. Granted extension of leave until 21 May 1919. granted further leave (without pay), 23 June-14 August 1919.

Discharged from the AIF in London, 18 September 1919.