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War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 21 September 1916.

Found guilty, 28 September 1916, of being absent without leave from 1530 hours, 26 September 1916, until 1330 hours, 27 September 1916: awarded 10 days' confined to barracks, and forfeits 2 days' pay.

Found guilty, 19 October 1916, of being absent from 0630 hours, and 1000 hours parades, 18 October 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeits 1 days pay.

Disembarked Plymouth, England, 14 November 1916.

Tried by District Court Martial, 11 December 1916, on charges of (1) disobeying a lawful command given by his Superior Officer; (2) when in lawful custody, attempting to escape; (3) committed a civil offence, in that attempting robbery with violence: pleaded Guilty on charges 1 and 2; found Guilty on charge 3: sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour: sentence confirmed by Brigadier General Newton J. Moore, 16 December 1916, but 6 months of sentence remitted.

Unexpired portion of sentence (234 days) remitted, 19 October 1917.

Marched into 15th Training Bn, Codford, 5 November 1917.

Posted as absent without leave, 21 January 1918; apprehended, 5 February 1918; marched into 15th Training Bn, Codford, 6 February 1918; transferred to Detention Barracks, 11 February 1918.

Tried by District Court Martial, 28 February 1918, on charges of, (1) escaping custody, 21 January 1918; (2) resisting escort, 5 February 1918: pleaded guilty: awarded 12 months detention.

Posted as absent without leave from 15th Training Bn, Codford, 2 March 1918; apprehended, 3 April 1918; no disciplinary action taken as soldier is about to admitted to military detention.

Admitted to Lewes Detention Barracks, 18 April 1918.

Discharged from Lewes Detention Barracks, 3 September 1918; marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 4 September 1918.

Unexpired portion of sentence remitted, 6 September 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 9 September 1919.

Admitted to No 40 Stationary Hospital, Harfleur, 12 September 1918 (ulcer, right hand); transferred to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 24 September 1918; discharged, and marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, 4 October 1918.

Found guilty, 9 October 1918, of while on active service, (1) drunkenness; (2) in town without a pass; (3) out of bounds; (4) being absent without leave from 2130 hours, until 2310 hours, 7 October 1918: awarded, forfeits 21 days' pay.

Tried by Field General Court Martial, 21 October 1918, of charges of (1) while on active service, breaking out of camp at Le Havre on 9 October 1918; (2) while on active service, drunkenness; (3) while on active service, resisting arrest of an escort; (4) while on active service, committing an offence against the property of an inhabitant of the country at Le Havre on 9 October 1918, in that he damaged the property of Mdlle Guestron, Cafe de Bordeaux, to the value of 60 francs; (5) while on active service, committing an offence against the person of an inhabitant of the country at Le Havre on 9 October 1918, in that he assaulted Mdlle Guestron, a French Civilian: pleaded Guilty to charge 1; found Guilty on charges 3, 4 and 5; found Not Guilty on charge 2: sentenced to 1 year's imprisonment with hard labour, and to make good the sum of 60 francs; sentence confirmed by Colonel F.J. Parker, 22 October 1918.

Admitted to No 3 Military Prison, Le Havre, 5 November 1918.

Transferred to England, 24 February 1919; admitted to Lewes Detention Barracks, 25 February 1919.

Transferred to His Majesty's Prison Dorchester, 24 March 1919.

Sentence suspended, 24 May 1919, and marched into No 5 Group, Weymouth, the same day.

On leave, 15 July 1919.

Marched out to 20 Belgrave Square on indefinite leave, 23 July 1919.

Commenced return to Australia with wife on board HT 'Mahana', 25 May 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 8 November 1919; discharged Adelaide (termination of period of enlistment), 3 December 1919.