War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Posed to Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, Mudros, 3 October 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria from Dardanelles, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Transferred to No 1 Veterinary Corps, Zeitoun, 13 January 1916; to 1st Infantry Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 10 May 1916; joined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, Armentieres, 11 July 1916.

Attached to Assistant Provost Marshal for duty, 12 September 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 18 October 1916.

On leave to United Kingdom, 21 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, from leave, 5 September 1917.

Detached to Divisional Pack Train, 15 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 28 September 1917.

Wounded in action, 17 October 1917 (gun shot wound, nose), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 18 October 1917; to 54th (London) General Hospital, Etaples, 19 October 1917; to England, and admitted to Lewisham Military Hospital, 27 October 1917.

Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 23 November 1917. Attached to NZ Convalescent Depot, Codford, from Hornchurch, 18 January 1918.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital (VD Section), Codford, 15 February 1918; discharged from VD Section, 23 March 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 36 days. Attached as staff to VD Section, 23 March 1918; rejoined Command Depot, 4 December 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow on board SS 'Bhemo', 10, March 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 17 June 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 123 days (of which 3 years 317 days were abroad)