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War service: embarked Adelaide, 9 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 20 July 1916, and proceeded to England (date not recorded). Proceeded overseas to France, 20 November 1916.

Admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, 19 January 1917 (mumps), and transferred same day to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station; to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 23 January 1917; discharged to duty, 14 February 1917; rejoined Bn, 15 February 1917.

Detached to Musketry School, 4 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 June 1917. Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 12 July 1917.

Admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, and reverted to rank of Corporal, 31 July 1917 (debility); transferred same day to Divisional Rest Station; discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 3 August 1917. Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 3 August 1917; Sergeant, 12 September 1917.

Transferred to 11th Training Bn, England, 30 September 1917; marched in to 11th Training Bn, Durrington, 2 October 1917; attached to Permanent Cadre of 10th Training Bn, Fovant, 21 November 1917. Attended the 15th Rifle Course, School of Musketry, Tidworth, 1-30 November 1917: qualified as First Class with a sound knowledge of the Lewis Gun.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 April 1918; rejoined 43rd Bn, 7 April 1918.

Detached to Divisional Headquarters, 13 December 1918; to Divisional Agricultural School, 30 March 1919.

Proceeded to United Kingdom for Non-Military Employment, 13 April 1919. Granted leave with pay and subsistence, 25 April-25 July 1919, to attend Galashiels Technical College for woolsorting training. Granted extension and transfer, 26 July-26 August 1919: woolsorting at Gibson & Lungair, Selkirk, Scotland.

Married Elizabeth McIntyre at Waverley Temperance Hotel, Galashiels, Scotland (Established Church of Scotland ceremony), 22 August 1919.

Granted indefinite leave subject to recall, 5 November 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Megantic', 9 January 1920; disembarked Adelaide, 18 February 1920; discharged, 11 April 1920.