War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 14 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 28 February 1916.

Transferred to 10th Battery, NZ Field Artillery, Zeitoun, 29 February 1916.

Embarked Port Said, 14 April 1916, to join the British Expeditionary Force, France.

Marched out to England, 29 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp same day.

Admitted to Camp Hospital, Hornchurch, 9 October 1918 (venereal).

Found guilty, 30 October 1916, of being absent with leave for 2 days: awarded 168 hours' detention, forfeiture of 2 days' pay (gross) and an additional 5 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Discharged to Command Depot, Codford, 23 December 1916.

Admitted to Venereal Ward, Codford, 29 January 1917 (gonorrhea); discharged to Command Depot, Codford, 3 March 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 33 days.

Found guilty, 4 April 1917, of (1) drunkenness; (2) being absent without leave; (3) using obscene language to M[ilitary] P[olice]; (4) resisting arrest; (5) striking an M.P. in the execution of his duty: awarded 7 days confined to barracks, fined 5 days' pay, and forfeited 5 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Marched out to Chadderton Camp, Lancashire, 3 May 1917.

Found guilty, 5 June 1917, of being absent without leave, 5 June 1917: awarded 7 days confined to barracks and forfeited 6 days' pay.

Admitted to Venereal Ward, Codford, 6 June 1917 (gonorrhea); discharged to Command Depot, Codford, 15 July 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 39 days.

Marched out to Reserve Depot, Royton, 28 July 1917.

Found guilty, 30 July 1917, of (1) being absent without leave; (2) breaking into camp: awarded 21 days confined to barracks and forfeited 6 days' gross pay under Royal Warrant; sentence subsequently remitted to 14 days confined to barracks.

Marched into Command Depot, Codford, 3 August 1917.

Admitted to Venereal Section, Codford, 5 August 1917 (gonorrhea); transferred to 3rd NZ General Hospital Venereal Section, 1 September 1917; discharged from hospital, 15 September 1917, and attached to Venereal Section, Codford; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 41 days.

Taken on strength, Aldershot, 3 October 1917.

Admitted to 3rd NZ General Hospital Venereal Section, 10 October 1917; discharged from hospital, 20 October 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 11 days.

Found guilty, 20 December 1917, of (1) being absent without leave; (2) using a false pass: awarded 168 hours' detention and forfeited 7 days' gross pay, and 7 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Marched into Aldershot, 28 December 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 28 January 1918, declared soldier to be illegally absent.

Tried by District Court Martial, 6 June 1918, on charges of (1) being absent without leave, and (2) escaping custody: awarded 6 months' detention, and forfeiture of 120 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

140 days of sentence remitted on soldier proceeding overseas to France, 18 July 1918.

Posted to Divisional Ammunition Column, 25 July 1918.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 31 October 1918, and transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station (gonorrhea); to 46th Casualty Clearing Station, 31 October 1918; to Ambulance Train No 31, 2 November 1918, and transferred to to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 2 November 1918; discharged to duty, 14 November 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 12 days.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 16 December 1918; transferred to 55th Casualty Clearing Station, 18 December 1918 (gonorrhea); transferred to No 7 General Hospital, Wimereux, 20 December 1918; to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 28 December 1918; discharged to duty, 17 January 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 32 days.

Marched into Base Depot, Etaples, 18 January 1919.

Detached to United Kingdom, 23 January 1919.

Found guilty, 27 January 1919, of failing to leave with UK draft at 2100 on 22 January 1919, and failing to report until 10.30 am, 25 January 1919: awarded forfeiture of 7 days' pay.

Marched into Sling Camp, 3 February 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HT 'Willochra', 8 March 1919; left behind by HT 'Willochra' in Balbon, Panama, 27 March 1919; disembarked Wellington, 24 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 24 April 1919.

War service abroad: 3 years 106 days