War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917 and marched in to Sling Camp.

Found guilty, 14 June 1917, of (1) being absent without leave, (2) improperly dressed, (3) disobedience: awarded 14 days' detention, and forfeited 1 day's pay by Royal Warrant.

Found guilty, 9 July 1917, of (1) being absent without leave, (2) drunkenness: awarded 7 days' detention, and forfeited 1 day's pay by Royal Warrant.

Proceeds overseas to France, 23 July 1917; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 27 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 11 August 1917.

Admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance, 20 August 1917, and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 51 General Hospital, Etaples, 24 August 1917 (venereal disease); discharged, 16 October 1917.

Admitted to No 4 Stationary Hospital, 16 November 1917 (venereal disease); discharged to Details, 21 December 1917.

Admitted to No 20 General Hospital, Etaples, 24 December 1917 (synovial, left knee, mild); injury to left knee reported as accidental, 27 December 1917; transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 23 February 1918; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, 26 February 1918; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 27 March 1918; rejoined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 14 April 1918.

Admitted to No 11 Stationary Hospital, 2 May 1918 (inflamed bursa, left knee); transferred to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 20 May 1918.

Admitted to No 10 General Hospital, Rouen, 23 May 1918; discharged to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 26 May 1918.

Found guilty, 27 May 1918, of (1) absence, (2) being in possession of a comrade's pass: forfeited 14 days' pay, and forfeited 3 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 28 May 1918.

Graded C2.

Admitted to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, 8 June 1918 (bronchial catarrhs); transferred to England, 30 June 1918.

Found guilty, 16 July 1918, of (1) absence, (2) possession of alcohol, (3) using threatening behaviour (4) drunkenness: fined 10/- and forfeited 1 day's pay.

Admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 24 June 1918 (influenza); transferred to NZ Convalescent Depot, Hornchurch, 22 July 1918; discharged to duty at NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 10 August 1918.

Marched in to B Group, Codford, and given 14 days' leave, 21 February 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow on board SS 'Bhamo', 10 March 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 25 April 1919; discharged, 22 August 1919.

Total war service: 2 years 282 days (of which 2 years 24 days were abroad).