War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 2 December 1915 (appendicitis); discharged, 8 January 1916; admitted to Convalescent Home, Luxor, 9 January 1916; attached to NZ Base Depot, Ghezireh, 4 February 1916; rejoined Company, Zeitoun, 26 February 1916.

Transferred to 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 27 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 8 April 1916.

Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 6 May 1916; relinquished temporary appointment at own request, 1 September 1916.

Admitted to NZ Divisional Rest Station, 5 January 1917 (trench feet); transferred to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 6 January 1917; discharged to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 10 January 1917; to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 23 January 1917; discharged to unit, and rejoined unit, in the field, 25 January 1917.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 March 1917 (mumps); transferred same day to North Midlands Casualty Clearing Station; to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, date not recorded; discharged to duty, 10 April 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 11 April 1917.

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left forearm), admitted to 77th Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 11th Casualty Clearing Station; to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 8 June 1917; to England, 13 June 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 15 June 1917.

Classified 'unfit' by Medical Board, 30 July 1917, and placed on NZ Roll.

Admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, from sick leave, 6 August 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HS 'Maheno', 8 August 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 29 October 1917.

Total war service: 2 years 262 days (of which 2 years 153 days were abroad)