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War service: Western Front

Embarked, Brisbane, 19 September 1916; disembarked, Plymouth, England, 9 December 1916; marched into 13th Training Bn, 10 December 1916.

Found guilty, 7 January 1917, of (1) overstaying leave from 11 pm, 2 January 1917, until 2:30 pm, 3 January 1917: admonished; forfeited 2 days' pay.

Found guilty, 24 April 1917, of (1) being found in Codford at 9:56 pm, 24 April 1917, without a pass: forfeits 1 day's pay.

Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton, 14 June 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Havre, 15 June 1917; proceeded to join unit, 3 July 1917; taken on strength of 49th Bn, 4 July 1917; allotted letter 'A' to regiment number, 25 July 1917; with unit, 14 January 1918; with unit, 24 February 1918; on leave to England, 18 March 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 4 April 1918.

Admitted to 12th Casualty Clearing Station (gassed), 26 April 1918; to 47th General Hospital, Le Treport, 27 April 1918; invalided to England, 10 May 1918; admitted to Reading War Hospital, England, 12 May 1918; to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 17 June 1918; discharged to Hurdcott Command Depot, 1 July 1918; marched into Sutton Veny Command Depot from Hurdcott Command Depot, 12 September 1918; marched out to and taken on strength of Australian Imperial Force Depots in the United Kingdom, Tidworth, 27 September 1918; transferred to 49th Bn and marched out to Weymouth Command Depot, 3 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; disembarked, Melbourne for Brisbane, 1 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: defective vision), 30 March 1919.