War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediteranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Evacuated sick, 13 August 1915 (dysentery); disembarked Malta, 25 August 1915, and admitted to hospital; transferred to Ghain Taffeha, 27 August 1915 (enteritis); embarked for Egypt, 8 September 1915.

Embarked Alexandria, 27 September 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 4 October 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 9 November 1915 (dysentery), and admitted to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia; discharged to Convalescent Camp, Zeitoun, 12 December 1915; rejoined unit, Ismailia, 17 January 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Found guilty, 11 December 1916, of (1) when on Active Service being in an Estaminet whilst on duty; (2) leaving horses and waggon unattended: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 1.

Found guilty, 5 June 1917, of neglect of duty resulting in loss of article of equipment, viz stencilled packet of sandbags: forfeited cost of article: 1/-.

Found guilty, 14 June 1917, of when on Active Service disobeying Regimental Orders with regards to identity disc: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Found guilty, 12 July 1917, of when on Active Service being absent from Tattoo Roll Call, 9 pm, until 9.50 pm: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2.

On leave, 15 October 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 30 October 1917.

Admitted to 1/2 West Riding Field Ambulance, and transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 8 April 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); placed on 'dangerously ill' list, 24 March 1918; transferred to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 8 April 1918 (pneumonia); to Ambulance Train No 41, 12 April 1918, and admitted to No 22 General Hospital, 13 April 1918; removed from 'dangerously ill' list, 15 April 1918; transferred to England, 18 April 1918, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; placed on 'seriously ill' list, 24 April 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HT 'Maheno', 3 May 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 22 October 1918.

Total war service: 4 years 4 days (of which 3 years 181 days were abroad)