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War service: Egypt, Palestine

Marched in to Isolation Camp, Moascar,25 August 1916; marched out, 31 August 1916. Admitted to 24th Stationary Hospital, 31 August 1916; transferred by Hospital Train to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 25 September 1916; discharged, 9 October 1916, after treatment for venereal disease. Taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, 10 October 1916.

Detached to Imperial School of Instruction, 26 November 1916.

Taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, 31 December 1916.

Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 31 January 1917; discharged to duty, 3 February 1917 (no further details recorded).

Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Bir el Belah, 25 April 1917 (tonsillitis), and transferred same day to 54th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, 26 April 1917; to Hospital Train, 27 April 1917, and admitted same day to 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 27 April 1917 (myalgia); discharged , 17 May 1917, and taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Brigade.

Admitted to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 April 1917 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, 27 April 1917 (myalgia); discharged and taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 17 May 1917.

Detached to School of Instruction, 3 June 1917; rejoined 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment from detachment, 23 June 1917, having passed 27th Machine gun course as First Class Machine Gunner. Transferred to 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron, 9 July 1917, and taken on strength, Abbassia, 11 July 1917. {Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Marakeb, 4 August 1917 (injury to hand); discharged to duty, 14 August 1917.

Admitted to 74th Casualty Clearing Station, 29 November 1917; transferred to Ambulance Train, 30 November 1917, and admitted to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, 30 November 1917 (diarrhea); discharged to duty, 12 December 1917.

Admitted to Military Infectious Hospital, Choubra, 21 May 1918 (tonsillitis); transferred to Convalescent Depot, Cairo, 20 June 1918; discharged, 29 June 1918; found guilty, 29 June 1918, of in Cairo, 27 June, while on active Service being absent without leave from 6 pm until apprehended in town by the Military Police about 6.45 pm: deprived of 1 day's pay; taken on strength, 3rd Machine Gun Squadron, 9 July 1918.

Admitted to hospital, Nazareth, 25 September 1918; transferred to 36th Stationary Hospital, Gaza, 28 September 1918 (tonsillitis); to 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 2 October 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Kantara, 2 October 1918; to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 28 October 1918; marched out to Machine Gun Training Squadron, Moascar, 7 November 1918; rejoined Squadron, 21 January 1919.

Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Zagazig, 1 April 1919; transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 15 April 1918 (urethritis); taken on strength, 3rd Light horse Machine Gun Squadron, 15 April 1919.

Granted 1 week's leave without pay to United Kingdom; embarked Port Said on board HT' Tagul' for extended leave in United Kingdom, 9 July 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT. Devon', 8 October 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 24 November 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 23 January 1920.