War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Braemar Castle', 14 May 1915 (dysentery); transferred to St George's Hospital, Malta, 18 May 1915; to England, 28 August 1915; to No.1 Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 11 September 1915; marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 11 January 1916.

Admitted to Venereal Hospital, Hornchurch, 28 March 1916; discharged to NZ Convalescent Deepot, Hornchurch, 6 April 1916.

Rejoined unit, in the field, France, 8 June 1916.

Admitted to No.1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 16 June 1916; transferred to No.9 Stationary Hospital, Le Havre, 19 June 1916 (not yet diagnosed); to No.18 General Hospital, Camiers, 30 June 1916 (gonorrheoa); marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 18 September 1916.

Admitted to No.24 General Hospital, Etaples, 20 September 1916 (stricture urethra); transferred to England, 24 October 1916; to Military Hospital, Fulhma, 26 October 1916; to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 29 November 1916.

Found guilty, 18 December 1916, of being absent without leave: forfeits 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Found guilty, 18 December 1916, of being absent from 1830 hours, 17 December 1916, until 0700 hours, 18 December 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeits 2 days' pay.

Found guilty, 8 January 1917, of (1) being absent without leave; (2) breaking bouns: award, forfeits three days' pay.

Found guilty, 19 January 1917, of being in possession of liquor: awarded 21 days' detention.

Discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 12 September 1917.

Detailed for duty at NZ Gift Store, Southampton, 20 October 1917.

Marched into NZ Command Depot, Codford, 14 January 1918.

Admitted to No.3 NZ General Depot, Codford, 28 February 1918 (venereal disease); discharged to NZ Command Depot, 16 April 1918.

Found guilty, 2 May 1918, of being absent without leave from 2345 hours, 27 February 1918, until 1430 hours, 28 February 1918: awarded four days' confined to barracks, and forfeits 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Admitted to No.3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 6 June 1918 (dysentery); discharged, 1 August 1918, and marched into No.3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, for duty, the same day.

Marched into NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 5 December 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMT 'Ruapehu', 9 January 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 21 February 1919; discharged (no longer fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service), 21 March 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 216 days (of which 4 years 128 days were abroad).