War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 15 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, 2 October 1917; marched in to Sling Camp, 3 October 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 2 December 1917; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 5 December 1917.

Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 3 January 1918 (accidentally injured: sprained back; no disciplinary action to be taken), and transferred same day to No 63 Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to duty, 26 January 1918.

Admitted to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 23 February 1918 (mumps: mild); transferred to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 16 March 1918; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, 25 March 1918; to Base Depot, 3 April 1918; marched out to No 2 Entrenching Bn, 10 June 1918; joined Bn, in the field, 11 June 1918.

Wounded in action, 31 August 1918 (gun shot/shell wound: contusions), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 6 September 1918; to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 7 September 1918; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 24 September 1918; to 56th General Hospital, Etaples, 3 October 1918; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 15 October 1918; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Cayeux, 17 October 1918.

Found guilty, NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, of being absent without leave from 1600, 7 December, until 1600, 8 December 1918 (1 day): awarded 2 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 1 day's pay.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Oxfordshire', 19 December 1918.

Total war service: 1 year 318 days (of which 1 year 174 days was abroad); discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: goitre), 21 March 1919.