War service: Western Front

Posted to C Company, 30th Reinforcements, 29 July 1917; transferred to 32nd Specialist Company, 13 August 1917.

Embarked Wellington, 21 November 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 8 January 1918, marched in to Sling Camp and posted 4th Reserve Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment.

Transferred to NZ Engineers Signal Services, Stevenage, 18 April 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 May 1918; marched in to Royal Engineers Depot, in the field, 18 May 1918.

Transferred to and joined No 3 Entrenching Bn, in the field, 26 June 1918.

Transferred to Divisional Signals Company, NZ Engineers, 29 August 1918.

Detached to NZ Base Depot, 28 November 1918; marched in to NZ Base Depot, 1 December 1918.

Joined No 2 NZ Area Employment Company, 11 December 1918.

On leave, 12 February 1919.

Marched in Sutton Coldfield, 6 March 1919.

Marched out to D Group, Sutton Coldfield, 20 June 1919, marched in to Sling Camp, 1 July 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board 'Cordoba', 18 July 1919; found guilty of being absent without leave, 18 September 1919; awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2; arrived New Zealand, 1 October 1919; discharged, 29 October 1919.

Total war service: 2 year 93 days (of which 1 year 315 days were abroad)