War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

On Command at Divisional Gas School, 24 August 1916; rejoined unit, 27 August 1916.

Detached to Divisional Pigeon School, 16 July 1917; rejoined unit, 19 July 1917.

Wounded in action, 30 September 1917; admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 30 September 1917 (shrapnel wounds, right arm and left hand); transferred to No 17 Casualty Clearing Station, 30 September 1917; to No 126 Ambulance Train, 1 October 1917; to No 22 General Hospital, 2 October 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 6 October 1917; to No 13 Convalescent Depot, Trouville, 10 October 1917; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 13 November 1917; discharged, 13 December 1917, and marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, the same day.

Proceeded to unit, 5 January 1918; rejoined 32nd Bn, 7 January 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 22 January 1918; rejoined unit, 7 February 1918.

Detached to 8th Australian Infantry Bde Headquarters, 26 April 1918.

Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 18 May 1918; admitted to No 14 Australian Field Ambulance, 18 May 1918 (gassed); to No 49 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 May 1918; to No 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, 22 May 1918; to England, 26 May 1918; to Connaught Hospital, Aldershot, 27 May 1918; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 6 June 1918; marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 8 June 1918.

Marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 20 July 1918 (Class B1A3).

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 5 October 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 30 October 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 31 October 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 2 November 1918; rejoined 32nd Bn, 4 November 1918.

Detached to Corps Central School, 6 January 1919; rejoined unit, 5 February 1919.

Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 5 March 1919; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 15 March 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Devanha', 8 May 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 15 June 1919; discharged Perth (medically unfit), 14 August 1919.