War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Transferred to NZ Engineers, 30 June 1915.

Evacuated to hospital, 23 August 1915 (septic hands and foot); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Zeitoun, 7 September 1915; to NZ Convalescent Home, Saba Pasha, 28 October 1915; marched into NZ Base Depot, Mustapha, 9 November 1915.

Proceeded overseas to Dardanelles, 15 November 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 21 November 1915.

Disembarked with unit, Alexandria, 26 December 1915.

Transferred to NZ Engineers Headquarters, 25 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916.

Transferred to No.1 Field Company, NZ Engineers, 24 November 1916, and taken on strength the same day.

Trasferred to No.1 Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 8 December 1916, and taken on strength the same day.

Wounded in action, 10 December 1916 (gunshot wound, back and shoulder); admitted to No.3 NZ Field Ambulance, 10 December 1916, and transferred to No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, the same day; to No.13 General Hospital, Boulogne, 12 December 1916; to No.7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 26 December 1916; marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 8 January 1917.

Transferred to No.1 Field Company, NZ Engineers, 19 January 1917, and taken on strength the same day.

Taken on strength of 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 6 February 1917.

Evacuated to hospital, 6 February 1917 (trench feet); admitted to No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 15 February 1917; transferred to No.14 General Hospital, Wimereux, 19 February 1917; to United Kingdom, 20 February 1917; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, 23 February 1917; discharged to duty at No.1 NZ General Hospital, 27 April 1917.

Marched into NZ Command Depot, Codford, 30 May 1917.

Admitted to No.3 NZ General Hospital, 24 July 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Depot, Hornchurch, 15 August 1917.

Marched into NZ Engineer Depot, Boscombe, 29 October 1917.

Found guilty, 21 January 1918, of whilst on active service, being absent without leave from midnight, 18 January 1918, until 1500 hours, 20 January 1918: award, forfeits 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Admitted to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 23 May 1918; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 14 June 1918.

Marched into NZ Discharge Depot, 6 August 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMT 'Remuera', 7 September 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 22 October 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service: rheumatism), 25 April 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 257 days (of which 4 years 8 days were abroad).