War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915.

Joined Western Field Force (Senussi uprising), 21 November 1915.

Admitted to No 1 Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 28 January 1916 (tonsillitis); rejoined unit, 4 February 1916.

Transferred to 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 23 March 1916, and posted to 14th Company.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916.

Appointed Lance Corporal (unpaid), 18 July 1916.

Wounded in action, 1 October 1916 (debility), and admitted to 15th Corps Collecting Station, and then to 15th Corps Rest Station.

Promoted Corporal, 18 October 1916.

Now, 18 October 1916, reported not wounded.

Appointed Lance Sergeant, 15 January 1917; Temporary Sergeant, 14 March 1917.

Promoted Sergeant, 14 March 1917.

Wounded in action, 9 June 1917 (gun shot wound, right shoulder), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to 77th Field Ambulance, and then to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 10 June 1917; to England, 12 June 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 19 June 1917.

Attached on strength to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 14 July 1919.

Attached to 3rd Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Portsmouth, 10 October 1917.

Attached to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 29 November 1917, from School of Instruction.

Transferred to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 24 December 1917.

Granted ranks of Company Quartermaster Sergeant as from 7 January 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Arawa', 10 January 1918; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 14 December 1918.

War service: 3 years 199 days (of which 2 years 148 days were abroad)