War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, 26 October 1915; posted to Pioneer Bn, Moascar, 20 January 1916.

Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force in France, 9 April 1916.

Found guilty, Armentieres, 28 May 1916, of when on Active Service being absent from parade: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Stoppage of pay (1/-) for loss of mess tin, 3 December 1916.

Found guilty, 19 April 1917, of when on Active Service failing to parade at place appointed, and remaining absent until 2 pm: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Wounded in action, 25 June 1917 (gassed: shell), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 29 June 1917; to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 7 July 1917 (gas poisoning); to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques, 10 July 1917; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 18 July 1917; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 23 July 1917; to Convalescent Camp, Trouville, 4 August 1917.

Attached to 'C' Class by NZ Travelling Medical Board, and marched out to England (examination of eye).

Classed as unfit, and placed on NZ Roll, 12 January 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Willochra', 1 February 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service), 15 April 1918.

Total war service: 2 years 290 days (of which 2 years 179 days were abroad)