War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched in to Sling Camp, 23 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 26 September 1916; posted to D Company, 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 14 October 1916.

Found guilty, 29 October 1916, of being absent without leave from 25 October to 6 pm, 28 October 1916: forfeited 28 days' pay, and 4 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Found guilty, 5 February 1917, of being absent without leave, 5 pm, 1 February, to 5 pm, 2 February 1917: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 1, and forfeited 28 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Found guilty, of being absent without leave from 9 am, 10 October, to 13 October 1917: 8 am, 25 October, to 2 pm, 27 October 1917: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeiture of 20 days' pay; forfeited 7 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Admitted to Field Punishment Camp, 1 November 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 10 November 1917.

Wounded in action, 24 November 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to No 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to 4th General Hospital, Camiers, 25 November 1917; to England, 30 November 1917, and admitted to County of London War Hospital, 1 December 1917.

Forfeited 1 day's pay, 14 December 1917.

Transferred to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 29 December 1917; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 17 January 1918.

Found guilty, 31 January1918, of being absent without leave from Reveille, 29 January, to 1.30 pm, 30 January 1918: forfeited2 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 20 February 1918.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 28 March 1918 (oleccanon bursitis: right elbow); discharged to Command Depot, 8 April 1918.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 18 April 1918; transferred to Command Depot, 6 May 1918.

Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 15 July 1918 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 28 August 1918; discharged on furlough, 28 August 1918, to report to Command Depot, Codford, 2 October 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France (date not recorded).

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 6 November 1918 (corns on feet); discharged to duty, 11 November 1918.

Classified 'C' by NZEF Standing Medical Board; attached to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, England, 3 December 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Oxfordshire', 19 December 1918; discharged (no longer physically fir for War Service: hammer toes, left and right), 2 March 1919.

Total war service: 2 years 358 days (of which 2 years 222 days were abroad)