War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Grantully Castle', 9 June 1915 (deafness); discharged from hospital, Mudros, 21 June 1916; rejoined unit, Anzac, 22 June 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Sudan', date not stated (rheumatism); transferred to St Patrick's Hospital, Malta, 26 December 1915; to All Saint's Convalescent Hospital, Malta, 11 January 1916 (myalgia); to Gozo, 17 January 1916; to All Saint's Hospital, 11 February 1916; to HS 'Simla', 13 February 1916; attached to NZ Base Depot, Ghezireh, Egypt, 18 February 1916.

Posted to 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 9 April 1916.

Wounded in action, 15 September 1916 (gunshot wound, wrist); admitted to No.1 South African General Hospital, 19 September 1916; transferred to No.3 General Hospital, date not stated; to No.3 Convalescent Depot, Le Treport, 25 September 1916; marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 4 October 1916.

Rejoined unit, 12 October 1916.

Found guilty, 7 March 1917, or being absent from billet: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No.2

Wounded in action, 9 June 1917 (gunshot wound, right thigh); admitted to No.77 Field Ambulance, 9 June 1917, and transferred to No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, the same day; to No.14 General Hospital, Wimereux, 11 June 1917; to England, 12 June 1917; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 12 June 1917; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 19 June 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 21 July 1917.

Admitted to No.3 NZ General Hospital, 21 August 1917 (scabies); transferred to NZ Command Depot, 24 August 1917.

Appointed Cook, NZ Command Depot, Codford, 1 February 1918.

Found guilty, 7 March 1918, of being absent: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No.2.

Ceases to be entitled to cook's pay, 2 April 1918.

Marched into Sling Camp, 23 April 1918.

Admitted to No.3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 30 October 1918 (fracture of left fibula with playing rugby); transferred to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 13 November 1918.

Found guilty, 4 January 1919, of whilst on active service, being absent without leave from 2345 hours, 6 December 1918, until 2040 hours, 2 January 1919: awarded 27 days' detention, forfeits 27 days' pay by Royal Warrent and fined 28 days' pay.

Marched into NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 28 January 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Athenic', 3 February 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 20 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 17 April 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 240 days (of which 4 years 154 were abroad).