War service: Western Front

Posted to G Company, 17th Infantry Reinforcements, and embarked on board HMNZT 'Pakeha', Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916 and posted to 5th (Reserve) Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Sling Camp, Salisbury Plain.

Proceeded overseas to France, 8 January 1917. Marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 9 January 1917.

Taken on strength, A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8 February 1917.

Admitted to No 3 New Zealand Field Ambulance, 18 March 1917 (influenza); admitted to New Zealand Divisional Rest Station, 22 March 1917; admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 29 March 1917 (bronchitis); admitted to No 35 General Hospital, Calais, 10 April 1917; transferred to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 25 April 1917.

Admitted to No 51 General Hospital (Venereal Disease Section), Etaples, 11 May 1917, and discharged, 19 May 1917; attached to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, 20 May 1917. Found guilty, 11 June 1917, of gambling: awarded 14 days confined to barracks; forfeited a total of 14 days' pay.

Rejoined unit in the field, 26 June 1917. Found guilty, 9 July 1917, of appearing on parade improperly dressed: forfeited two days' pay.

Reported wounded in action, admitted to No 3 New Zealand Field Ambulance and transferred to No 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance, 8 August 1917 (not yet diagnosed, non-efficient); admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 21 August 1917; admitted to No 16 General Hospital, Le Treport, 23 August 1917.

Evacuated to England, 14 September 1917; disembarked Southampton, England, and admitted to No 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 16 September 1917 (enteritis); transferred to New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 15 November 1917; discharged to New Zealand Command Depot, Codford, 15 December 1917.

Admitted to Hospital 24 January 1918 (tonsilitis); transferred to No 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 8 February 1918; discharged to New Zealand Command Depot, Codford, 23 February 1918.

Admitted to No 3 New Zealand General Hospital, Codford, 1 March 1918 (tonsilitis); transferred to New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 2 April 1918; discharged to New Zealand Command Depot, Codford, 20 April 1918.

Admitted to No 3 New Zealand General Hospital (Venereal Disease Section), Codford, 9 May 1918; discharged to New Zealand Command Depot, Codford, 15 May 1918.

Marched out to New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reserve Depot, Brocton Camp, Staffordshire, 17 June 1918.

Admitted to Cannock Chase Military Hospital, Staffordshire, 11 September 1918 (inflamed stomach); transferred to No 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames (gastritis); transferred to New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 20 November 1918; discharged to New Zealand Command Depot, Codford, 11 February 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Bhamo', 10 March 1919; admitted ship's hospital, at sea, 17 March 1919 (scabies); discharged ships hospital, 19 March 1919. Arrived New Zealand, 26 April 1919.

Discharged on termination of period of engagement, 23 May 1919.