War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

Admitted to No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 20 May 1915 (venereal); transferred to Abbassia Detention Hospital, 7 June 1915; detached to duty, Zeitoun, 9 June 1915.

To School of Instruction, 14 November 1915.

Transferred to No.1 MG Coy, Ismailia, 29 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1915.

Admitted to No.1 NZ Field Ambulance, 5 July 1916, and transferred to No.1 Casualty Clearing Station, the same day (influenza); to No.18 Ambulance Train, 6 July 1916; to No.35 General Hospital, Calais, 6 July 1916; to No.1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 19 July 1916; to No.7 Convalescent Depot, Bologne, 22 July 1916.

Found guilty, 31 July 1916, of (1) breaking out of camp; (2) being absent from 2100 hours, until 2200 hours, 30 July 1916: deprived of 2 days' pay.

Marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 1 August 1916.

Found guilty, 24 August 1916, of (1) whilst on active service, masquerading as Company Sergeant Major; (2) being in Paris without a pass: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No.1.

Detached for duty with NZ Division Headquarters, 15 February 1917.

Detached to 2nd Echelon, General Headquarters; rejoined NZ Division Headquarters, 1 April 1917; rejoined unit, 6 April 1917.

Wounded in action, 25 June 1917; admitted to No.3 NZ Field Ambulance, 25 June 1917, and transferred to No.2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station the same day (gunshot wound, buttock, back and leg); to No.18 General Hospital, Camiers, 26 June 1917; to No.6 Convalascent Depot, 12 July 1917; to No.5 Convalescent Depot, Cayeax, 16 July 1917; to No.1 South African General Hospital, Abbeville, 21 July 1917; marched into MG Corps Base Depot, Camiers, 6 September 1917.

Rejoined unit, 24 September 1917.

On leave to England, 7 October 1917.

Admitted to NZ Convalescent Depot, Hornchurch, 7 October 1917 (scabies); discharged, 8 December 1917.

Rejoined unit, France, 19 December 1917.

Admitted to No.1 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 December 1917 (scabies); transferred to S&M Hospital, 22 December 1917; rejoined unit, 4 January 1918.

Admitted to No.3 NZ Field Ambulance, 4 March 1918, and transferred to No.15 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (inflamed knee); to No.13 Casualty Clearing Station, 7 March 1918; discharged, 23 March 1918.

Admitted to No.13 Casualty Clearing Station, 23 March 1918 (gonorrhoea); transferred to No.4 Stationary Hospital, Arques, 4 April 1918; discharged, 11 April 1918; marched into NZ Machine Gun Depot, Camiers, 12 April 1918.

Marched out of NZ Machine Gun Depot, 10 July 1918; marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, 12 July 1918.

Proceeded to England, 23 November 1918; marched into NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 24 November 1918.

Maarried Amy Florence Bromley, 4 December 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMT 'Athenic', 3 February 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 20 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 14 June 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 306 days (of which 4 years 156 days were abroad).