War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 13 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915.

Transferred to 2nd Brigade Ammunition Column, Moascar, 18 January 1916.

Transferred to 4th Brigade Ammunition Column, 1 March 1916.

Transferred to 15th Battery, 8 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 5 April 1916.

Wounded in action, 1 October 1916 (gun shot wound, left foot); admitted to Corps Collecting Station, 2 October 1916, and transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 4 October 1916; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 7 November 1916; discharged to Base, 25 November 1916; marched out to Division, 1 March 1917, and attached to Divisional Ammunition Column, 4 March 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 21 July 1917; rejoined unit, 3 August 1917.

Transferred to 1st Brigade, 3 August 1917, and posted to 15th Battery, 4 August 1917.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 12 August 1917 (gun shot wound, upper right arm), admitted to no 3 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 13 August 1917; to England, 19 August 1917, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 4 October 1917; discharged to NZ Field Artillery Depot, Aldershot, 27 October 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital (Venereal Section), Codford, 3 December 1917; discharged to Venereal Disease Convalescent Section, Codford, 27 December 1917; discharged to NZ Field Artillery Depot, Aldershot, 3 April 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 April 1918; rejoined 1st Brigade, in the field, 11 April 1918.

Wounded in action (third occasion), 29 August 1918 (gun shot wound, right arm: slight), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Casulty Clearing Station, 30 August 1918; by Ambulance Train No 22 to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 31 August 1918; to England, 2 September 1918, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 4 September 1918; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 17 September 1918; discharged to duty at Hornchurch, 4 November 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Corinthic', 23 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 21 May 1919.

War service: 3 years 271 days (of which 3 years 160 days were abroad)