War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 11 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp and reverted to Temporary Corporal.

Rank of Temporary Corporal confirmed, 29 January 1917.

Promoted Corporal, 29 January 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 11 February 1917; joined 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 14 March 1917.

Reverted to the ranks, 8 April 1917.

[Entry, in error, on B103: 'Killed in action, 7 June 1917'.]

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917, admitted to No 77 Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to No 11 Casualty Clearing Station; to No 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, 8 June 1917; discharged to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 25 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 20 July 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 September 1917.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 17 October 1917 Multiple wounds, left chest), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to No 44 Casualty Clearing Station; to No 24 General Hospital, 28 October 1917; to England, 13 November 1917, and admitted to Southwark Military Hospital, East Dulwich Grove, 14 November 1917; transferred to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 8 January 1918; removed from 'seriously ill' list, 9 January 1918.

Classified 'unfit' and placed on NZ Roll, 27 February 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HMNZT 'Marama', 6 April 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 27 August 1918.

Total war service: 2 years 118 days (of which 1 year 216 days was abroad)