War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembakred Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Admitted to No.16 Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 18 August 1915 (influenza); transferred to HS 'Ulysses', date unknown; to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 25 August 1915; discharged for change in England, 8 September 1915, and marched into New Zealand and Australia Division Base Depot, Mustapha, the same day; to Convalescent Depot, Mustapha, 20 September 1915; to No.2 Southern General Hospital, Bristol, England, 15 October 1915; marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 11 January 1916.

Marched into No.14 Base Depot, Etaples, France, 16 April 1916.

Rejoined 1st Bn, Wellington Regt, 18 May 1916.

Evacuated to hospital, 24 May 1916; rejoined unit, 1 June 1916.

Appointed Temporary Lance Sergeant, 17 September 1916.

Appointed Sergeant, 26 December 1916.

Admitted to No.1 NZ Field Ambulance, 26 April 1917 (mumps); discharged to Reinforcement Camp, 10 May 1917; rejoined unit, 11 May 1917.

Proceeded on leave to Paris, 15 July 1917; rejoined unit, 21 July 1917.

Proceeded on leave to the United Kingdom, 20 September 1917; marched in NZ Reinforcement Camp, 6 October 1917.

Admitted to No.15 Casualty Clearing Station, 9 October 1917 (influenza); transferred to No.35 General Hospital, Calais, 10 October 1917; to England, 31 October 1917; to Military Hospital, Endell Street, London, 1 November 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); to NZ Convalescent Depot, Hornchurch, 3 November 1917; discharged to leave, 30 November 1917; marched into NZ Command Depot, Codford, 17 December 1917.

Marched into 4th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 25 January 1918.

Qualified as Rifle Instructor, 2nd Class, Hayling, 22 March 1918.

Attached to Training Cadre, 4th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 23 April 1918.

Marched into Larkhill Camp, 17 December 1918.

Marched into NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 8 October 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMT 'Ruahine', 3 November 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 25 December 1919; discharged (termination of period of service) 22 January 1920.

Total war service: 5 years 161 days (or which 5 years 71 days were abroad).