War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

Transferred to Wellington Bn Machine Gun Section, 12 September 1915.

Disembarked with unit, Alexandria, 29 December 1915.

Transferred to No.2 Machine Gun Company, Ismailia, 1 March 1916.

Promoted Sergeant, 20 March 1916.

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

Admitted to No.3 NZ Field Ambulance, 26 August 1916 (pleurisy); transferred to No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, 27 August 1916; to No.3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 30 August 1916; to England, 31 August 1916; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 2 September 1916; marched into NZ Command Depot, Codford, 7 October 1916.

Taken on strength of NZ Machine Gun Depot, Grantham, 17 January 1917.

Found guilty, 21 February 1917, by District Court Martial, of while on active service, drunkenness: award, reduced to the ranks.

Posted to No.4 Machine Gun Company, 6 May 1917.

Found guilty, of while on active service, drunkenness in Waverley Station, Edinburgh: awarded 168 hours detention.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917.

Appointed Corporal, 19 July 1917.

Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 15 October 1917.

Detached to Small Arms School, 6 November 1917; rejoined unit, 6 December 1917.

Promoted Sergeant, 24 November 1917.

Marched in XXII Corps Reinforcement Camp, 8 February 1918; rejoined NZ Machine Gun Bn, 28 February 1918, and posted to 'B' Company.

On leave to United Kingdom, 13 March 1918; rejoined unit, 4 April 1918.

Proceeded to United Kingdom on duty, 15 August 1918.

To proceeded to New Zealand on duty; commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMNZT 'Remuera', 2 September 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 22 October 1918; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 13 December 1918.