War service: Egypt, Western Front, Palestine

Disembarked Suez, 15 March 1916.

Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916.

Admitted to No 11 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 9 September 1916 (trench fever); transferred to England, 12 September 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 14 September 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 7 October 1916.

Proceeded from Sling Camp overseas to France, 15 November 1916.

Attached to NZ Entrenching Company, in the field, 8 December 1916.

Attached to Pioneer Bn, in the field, 26 February 1917.

On leave, 26 August 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 7 September 1917.

Detached to Rarotongan Company, 14 January 1918.

Embarked Marseilles for Egypt, 21 January 1918; disembarked Alexandria, 4 February 1918.

Posted to Rarotongan Company, in the field, 7 March 1918.

Admitted to 128th C. Field Ambulance, 17 May 1918 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to duty, 26 May 1918.

Admitted to 33rd Clearing Hospital, Jaffa, 2 August 1918 (pneumonia: dangerously ill); reported out of danger, 6 August 1918; transferred to No 2 Australian General Hospital, 13 September 1918; to Aotea Convalescent home, Heliopolis, 13 September 1918; to Rest Camp, Port Said, 19 September 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board RL 'Malta', 14 December 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness: pneumonia, bronchitis), 7 March 1919.

Total war service: 3 years 139 days (of which 2 years 357 days were abroad)