War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Sent to hospital, Anzac, 9 October 1915 disembarked Alexandria, 18 October 1915 (dysentery), and admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo; transferred to NZ Convalescent Home, Saba Pasha, 17 December 1915 (shell shock); dischaged to Base, 28 December 1915; rejoined unit, Zeitoun, 2 January 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 5 January 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 2 July 1916 (contused muscle caused by shell fragment); discharged to unit same day.

Transferred to Divisional Ammunition Column, 21 April 1916.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 25 April 1917 (sprained right wrist: accident; 'accident of a trivial nature, claimed by soldier to have been caused while on duty. Certificate of CO stated soldier was ot on duty at time of accident); trnaferred to Divisional Rest Station, 26 April 1917; discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 4 May 1917; rejoined unit, 22 May 1917.

Admitted to No 58 Scottish General Hospital, St Omer, 6 September 1917; discharged to duty, 18 September 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 20 September 1917.

On leave to the United Kingdom, 22 September 1917.

Statutory declaration, 25 September 1917: true name was George Edward WOOLEY.

Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 9 October 1917 (injury, right knee); rejoined unit in France, 15 October 1917.

Transferred to 3rd Brigade, NZ Field Artillery, 11 December 1917.

Wounded in action, April 1918; admitted to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, 19 April 1918 (shrapnel wound, left arm); attached to duty at NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, England, 15 June 1918; discharged on leave to report to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 10 February 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Ionic', 14 March 1919; discharged, 22 May 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 8 days (of which 3 years 271 days were abroad)