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War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 24 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 October 1916, and marched in to Codford, 11 October 1916. Found guilty , 22 Novemb er 1916, of (1) being absent without leave from midnight on 16 November 1916 until 9am on 22 November 1916: awarded 18 days' Field Punishment No. 2; forfeited a total of 24 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France to join 30th Bn, and taken on strength, 29 December 1916. Evacuated to the 5th Divisional Rest Station with septic foot and admitted, 16 February 1917; transferred to 45th Casualty Clearing Station (trench foot), 19 February 1917; to England, 8 March 1917. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 19 March 1917. Discharged on furlough, 4 April 1917, to report to Perham Downs, 19 April 1917. Absent without leave from 3.30pm, 19 April 1917, until 3pm, 20 April 1917: admonished by Lieut. J.C. McPaul, and forfeited 2 days' pay.

Re-classified to B1a2 on 30 April 1917. Marched in to Hurdcott from furlough, 3 May 1917. Classified B1a3 on 15 May 1917. Classified B1a4 on 28 May 1917. Marched out to Drafting Depot, Perham Downs from Hurdcott 15 June 1917. Absent without leave from 9.30am, 24 September 1917, until apprehended at 7.10pm, 5 October 1917: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2; taken into custody awaiting trial for 4 days, total forfeiture of 30 days' pay. Found guilty, whilst at Sandhill, of 'neglect to obey A.I.F. Order No. 719 of bounds: awarded forfeiture of 4 days' pay, 3 November 1917. Found guilty, 19 December 1917, of neglecting to obey A.I.F. order 719 on 16 December 1917: awarded forfeiture of 28 days' pay. Found guilty of neglecting to obey A.I.F. order no 719 para 'bounds' on 3 March 1918: awarded forfeiture of 7 days' pay.

Proceeded overseas to France from Southampton, 7 March 1918. Marched out to re-join unit from sick leave 13 March 1918.

Wounded in action, 27 August 1918 (shrapnel wound to back); admitted to 61st Casualty Clearing Station, 28 August 191; transferred to 9th General Hospital (gun shot wound to back), 29 August, 1918; to England, 1 September 1918, and admitted to hospital. 29 October 1918; discharged from hospital and granted balance of leave to report on 13 November 1918. Admitted to No. 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford. for treatment of venereal disease; discharged, 10 December 1918; total period of treatment: 25 days. Marched out to No 1 Convalescent Depot 20 December 1918. Marched out to AIF Headquarters, London, 10 June 1919. Discharged from the AIF, being demobilised, 19 July 1919, and returned to Australia.