War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked for active service abroad, 20 January 1916; disembarked, Alexandria, Egypt, 27 February 1916; taken on strength of 12th Field Company Engineers, Tel-el-Kebir, 18 March 1916.

Embarked, Alexandria, to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 June 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, France, 11 June 1916.

Found guilty, 7 November 1916, of (1) being absent without leave from 9 am, 5 November 1916, until 10 am, 5 November 1916: forfeits 2 days' pay.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 22 December 1916; promoted to temporary 2nd Corporal, 23 September 1917; reverted to permanent rank of Lance Corporal, 15 October 1917.

Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance (shrapnel wound to hand), 15 October 1917; to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, 15 October 1917; to 38th Stationary Hospital, Calais, 16 October 1917; to England, 18 October 1917; admitted to Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, England, 19 October 1917; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 26 November 1917; on furlough from, 19 December 1917, to, 2 January 1918, to report to Hurdcott Command Depot.; absent without leave, 2 January 1918; returned from being absent without leave, Codford, 8 January 1918.

Found guilty, 12 March 1918, of (1) being absent without leave from 9 am, 6 March 1918, until 8pm, 12 March 1918: forfeits 15 days' pay, total forfeiture 31 days' pay.

Marched into Long Bridge from Hurdcott Command Depot, 3 April 1918; marched into Overseas Training Depot, from Overseas Training Brigade, 12 April 1918; proceeded overseas to France from Southampton, 3 August 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Havre, France, 4 August 1918; marched out to unit, 7 August 1918; rejoined unit, 8 August 1918; promoted temporarily to 2nd Corporal, 10 October 1918; promoted to 2nd Corporal to complete establishment, 10 November 1918; promoted temporarily to Corporal, 16 November 1918; promoted to temporary Sergeant, 22 January 1919; on leave to the United Kingdom, 25 March 1919; rejoined unit from leave, 25 April 1919.

Marched out to England for return to Australia, 1 May 1919; disembarked, Southampton, England, 10 May 1919; marched into Hurdcott Command Depot, 10 may 1919.

Commenced return to Australiaon board HT 'Frankfurt', 1 July 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 20 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 12 October 1919.