War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Found guilty, 17 March 1915, of being (1) improperly dressed on parade, (2) absent from defaulters' roll call, 16 March 1915, (3) being in bed at 6 am: awarded 2 days' confined to barracks and admonished.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 27 April 1915 (gunshot wound, foot); admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 2 May 1915; transferred to Lady Godley's Home, 16 June 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 30 June 1915; discharged to New Zealand & Australia Base Depot, Mustapha, 19 July 1915.

Attached to No.21 General Hospital for duty, Alexandria, 10 August 1915; rejoined unit, Ismailia, 17 January 1916.

Proceeded overseas with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916.

Attached to Traffic Control, date not stated.

Admitted to No.2 NZ Field Ambulance, 14 March 1917, and transferred to Northumberian Casualty Clearing Station the same day (scabies); discharged to duty, 11 April 1917, and attached to Divisional Headquarters.

Transferred to Divisional Headquarters (Assistant Provost Marshal), 15 June 1917.

Rejoined 1st Bn, Wellington Regt, 21 June 1917.

On leave to England, 20 September 1917; rejoined unit, 2 October 1917.

Admitted to No.1 NZ Field Ambulance, 1 January 1918; transferred to No.63 Casualty Clearing Station, 2 January 1918; to No.7 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 5 January 1918 (pyrexia of unknown origin); to No.14 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 20 January 1918 (enteric); proceeded to England, 5 March 1918; to Military Hospital, Tooting, 5 March 1918; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 15 March 1918; classified as unfit for active service by Medical Board, 13 May 1918; discharged to Discharged Depot, Torquay, 19 June 1918.

Appointed Temporary Corporal, 3 February 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Paparoa', 13 September 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 7 November 1919; discharged (No longer physically fir for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: trench fever), 5 December 1919.

Total war service: 5 years 115 days (of which 5 years 28 days were abroad).