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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked from Australia, 22 September 1914.

Joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 4 April 1915.

Promoted Corporal, Tel el Kebir, 21 Jnaury 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 March 1916.

Transferred to and taken on strength of 1st Division Ammunition Column, 15 May 1916.

On Command at Artillery Training School, in the field, 10 October 1916; rejoined unit, 14 October 1916.

Transferred to No 1 Section, 24 January 1917.

Found guilty, 2 February 1917, of neglect of duty in that he did not have his billet cleaned by 9 am: reprimanded.

Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 21 March 1917; reverted to Corporal, 19 April 1917.

Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 29 April 1917; promoted Sergeant same day.

Detached to Artillery School, 6 May 1917; rejoined unit, 31 May 1917.

Admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance, 4 July 1917 (trench fever); transferred to 2nd Division Rest Station, 4 July 1917; discharged to duty, 21 July 1917; rejoined unit, 26 July 1917.

Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 12 October 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged to duty, 19 October 1917.

Detached to 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 4 November 1917; taken on strength, Belgium, 6 November 1917, and posted to 5th Battery.

Admitted to No 4 New Zealand Field Ambulance, 18 November 1917 (gassed: mustard shell), and transferred same day to No 2 New Zealand Field Ambulance; to 133rd Field Ambulance, 20 November 1917; to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 21 November 1917; to 15th Casualty Clearing Station, 23 November 1917; discharged, and rejoined unit, 10 December 1917.

Transferred to 1st Division Ammunition Column, 13 December 1917, and posted to No 1 Section.

On leave to England, 11 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 28 February 1918.

Transferred to 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 3 April 1918, and posted to 6th Battery.

Admitted to 1st South African General Hospital, Abbeville, 14 April 1918 (accidental injury: crushed foot); transferred to Ambulance Train No 36, 10 May 1918 (left leg amputated below knee); to England, 11 May 1918, and admitted to Whipps Cross War Hospital, Colchester; transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 20 May 1918; discharged on furlough, 1 June 1918, to report to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, 15 June 1918.

Granted furlough, 28 June 1918, to report to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, 4 July 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoola', 23 July 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 4 September 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit: amputated left leg), 1 April 1919.

War service: 4 years 219 days (of which 3 years 348 days were abroad)