War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

Admitted to No.1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 7 July 1915 (influenza); transferred to HS 'Devanah', date not stated; disembarked Malta, 14 July 1915; to St Andrew's Hospital, date not stated; to Pembroke Camp, Malta, 17 July 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 9 October 1915, and marched into New Zealand & Australia Base Depot, Alexandria, the same day.

Proceeded to the Dardanelles, 18 October 1915; rejoined unit, Mudros, 28 October 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria with unit, 29 December 1915.

Marched into Divisional Sanitary Section, 13 February 1916; transferred to Divisional Sanitary Section, 14 February 1916.

Promoted to Corporal, 23 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916.

Attached to NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 15 August 1916.

Attached to NZ Convalescent Depot, Hornchurch, England, 31 August 1916.

Attached to NZ Medical Corps, Sling Camp, 1 September 1916.

Attached to No.3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 25 September 1916.

Attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 3 November 1916.

Attached to NZ Medical Corps, Sling Camp, 4 December 1916.

Attached to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 17 April 1917.

Attached to NZ Medical Corps, Sling Camp, 21 April 1917.

Attached NZ Medical Corps Depot, Aldershot, 29 November 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 December 1917.

Admitted to No.25 General Hospital, Boulogne, 26 December 1917 (scabies); marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 11 January 1918.

Marched out of NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, 21 January 1918, and marched into No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Wisques, the same day.

Detached 4th Army Royal Army Medical Corps School of Instruction, 27 February 1918; rejoined No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Wisques, 9 March 1918.

Admitted to No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Wisques, 8 April 1918 (pyrexia of unknown origin); discharged to duty, 12 April 1918.

Admitted to No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, 22 April 1918 (boil, left knee); dishcarged to duty, 28 April 1918.

Promoted Acting Sergeant, 9 June 1918.

Admitted to No.1 Stationary Hospital, Wisques, 22 June 1918 (influenza), and relinquishes the rank of Acting Sergeant the same day; discharged to duty, 2 July 1918.

Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 2 July 1918.

Promoted Sergeant, 16 September 1918.

Proceeded on leave to England, 30 November 1918; rejoined No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, 15 December 1918.

Proceeded to England for duty, 26 December 1918.

Admitted to No.2 General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 30 March 1919 (gonorrhoea); transferred to Venereal Disease Hospital, Walton on Thames, 31 March 1919; to Venereal Disease Convalescent Section, Codford, 26 July 1919; discharged to Wellington Provincial Detachment, Sling Camp, 1 August 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMT 'Remuerua', 12 September 1919; disembarked Auckland, 26 October 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 23 November 1919.

Total war service: 5 years 99 days (of which 5 years 11 days were abroad).