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War service: Egypt, Western Front

Reported for duty with 8th Regiment, Heliopolis, Egypt, 16 December 1915; taken on strength of 3rd Regiment, 6 March 1916; transferred to 12th Field Artillery Brigade, 1 April 1916; taken on strength of 45th Bn and mustered Gunner, Serapeum, 2 April 1916; taken on strength of 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 27 May 1916.

Proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, Alexandria, 6 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 13 June 1916.

Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Marseilles, 12 June 1916 (metacarpal problem) ; transferred to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 3 July 1916; discharged and reported to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, 9 July 1916.

Found guilty, Etaples, 29 July 1916, of being drunk in Camp: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 1.

Returned from details, 9 August 1916; transferred to Trench Mortar Battery, 12 August 1916; attached to 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 16 September 1916; returned to Trench Mortar Battery, 30 September 1916.

Found guilty, 11 February 1917, of drunkenness: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 1.

Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance and transferred to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, 3 May 1917 (shell shock); discharged to duty and taken on strength of 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 22 May 1917; transferred to Trench Mortar Battery, 20 June 1917.

Admitted to 4th New Zealand Field Ambulance, Belgium, 28 June 1917 (exhaustion); transferred to 11th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 July 1917; to 4th Stationary Hospital, Etaples, 6 July 1917 (neurasthenia); marched in to Australian General Base Depot, Havre, 6 August 1917; admitted to General Hospital, Havre, 20 October 1917; transferred to England, 7 December 1917; admitted to Red Cross Hospital, Winchester, England, 7 December 1917; discharged from hospital and granted leave from 29 December 1917 to 12 January 1918.

Marched in to Sutton Veny Command Depot, 14 January 1918; marched in to Training Bn, Longbridge Deverill, 15 January 1918; marched in to R.B.A.A., Heytesbury, 28 January 1918; proceeded overseas to France, 6 February 1918; marched in to Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, France, 7 February 1918; marched out to unit, 10 February 1918; taken on strength of 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 12 February 1918; with unit, 7 December 1917; on leave, 29 December 1917 to 17 January 1919; rejoined unit from leave, 21 January 1919; marched out to England, 6 April 1919; embarked Havre, 15 April 1919; disembarked Southampton, England and marched in to Hurdcott Command Depot, 16 April 1919.

Admitted to General Hospital, 19 April 1919 (sick); discharged from hospital and marched in to Weymouth Command Depot, 5 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ormonde', 16 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 1 August 1919; discharged, 21 February 1920.