War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 29 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 September 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Found guilty, 7 October 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 1 October 1916, until arrested 2100 hours, 2 October 1916; awarded 10 days' confined to barrack, and forfeited 4 days? pay.

Transferred to Pioneer Bn, 18 October 1916.

Marched out of Sing Camp, and proceeded overseas to France, 30 October 1916; marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 1 November 1916.

Marched out of NZ Base Depot to NZ Division, 5 December 1916; joined Pioneer Bn, in the field, 7 December 1916.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 24 March 1917 (infection, mid-ear); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 26 March 1917; to Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 29 March 1917.

Marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 4 April 1917.

Marched out NZ Base Depot, to NZEF Sanitary Section, 24 May 1917.

Transferred from Pioneer Bn, 26 May 1917; joined NZEF Sanitary Section, in the field, 26 May 1917.

Attached to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 8 June 1917; rejoined NZEF Sanitary Section, 14 June 1917.

Found guilty, 6 August 1917, of being absent from billet at 10pm, 5 August 1917: awarded 14 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 2 days' pay.

Admitted to No 50 Field Ambulance, 7 September 1917; discharged to unit, 12 September 1917.

On leave to England, 1 November 1917.

Admitted No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 16 November 1917 (chronic bronchitis).

Classified unfit by Medical Board, 18 January 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Maunganui', 2 February 1918; arrived New Zealand, 18 Mach 1918; discharged (no longer fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 6 May 1918.

Total war service; 2 years 19 days (of which 1 year 233 days was abroad).