War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England.

Found guilty, 1 March 1915, of being absent without leave: awarded 4 days' confined to barracks.

Admitted to hospital, 7 April 1915 (soft chancre); rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Admitted to No.16 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 September 1915 (enteritis); transferred to Mudros, date not stated; to hospital, Malta, 10 September 1915; to Military Hospital, Devonport, England, 22 September 1915.

Found guilty, 6 January 1916, of being absent without leave from 25 November 1915, until 4 January 1916: awarded 28 days' detention and forfeits 41 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 11 January 1916.

Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 19 July 1916.

Admitted to No.4 London General Hospital, 27 July 1916; marched into NZ Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 7 August 1916.

Promoted Corporal, on establishment of NZ Provost Corps, 17 November 1916.

Transferred from Hornchurch ANZAC Provost Corps to London ANZAC Provost Corps, 23 July 1917.

To Military Police, Codford, 1 September 1917.

Found guilty by District Court Martial, 13 June 1918, NZ Command Depot, Codford, of presenting to a railway offical at Salisbury Railway Station, 5 May 1918, a railway warrant authorising travel on London & South Western Railway and which the accussed well knew he was not allowed to use: found guilty and awarded 21 days' detention and to be reduced to the ranks: finding and sentence confirmed by Brigader General Richardson, but sentence mitigated to 'be reduced to ranks'.

Returned to Wellington Infantry Regiment, 24 June 1918.

Marched into Wellington Infantry Regiment, Sling Camp, 15 August 1918.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 19 September 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Athenic', 3 February 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 20 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 18 April 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 250 days (of which 4 years 157 days were abroad).