War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917.

Found guilty, 7 February 1917, of (1) using insulting language to an Officer; (2) failing to comply with an order: awarded 70 hours' detention.

Found guilty, 19 February 1917, of (1) failing to comply with an order; (2) using obscene language; (3) striking a NCO: awarded 7 days' detention.

Disembarked Devonport, England, 27 March 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 27 March 1917, and reverts to the rank of Private.

Taken on strength of 3rd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Codford, 24 April 1917, and posted to 17th Rauhine Coy.

Admitted to No.3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 28 April 1917 (otitis media); marched into NZ Command Depot, Codford, 19 May 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1917; marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 27 July 1917.

Posted to 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 11 August 1917, and taken on strength the same day.

Found guilty, 9 September 1917, of while on active service (1) failing to comply with an order; (2) absent from Defaulters' Roll Call, 1930 hours, 2000 hours & 2030 hours: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No.2.

Attached to No.3 Field Company, NZ Engineers, 28 September 1917; rejoined unit, 23 October 1917.

Found guilty, 7 December 1917, of drunkenness: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No.2.

Admitted to No.2 NZ Field Ambulance, 26 January 1918 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No.3 Casualty Clearing Station, 30 January 1918; to General Hospital, Boulogne, 3 February 1918 (pneumonia); to No.12 Convalescent Depot, 12 February 1918; marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, 4 April 1918.

Taken on strength of 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 13 April 1918.

Detached to No.3 Company, NZ Engineers, 19 May 1918; rejoined unit, 22 May 1918.

Found guilty, 29 May 1918, of discharging a firearm from the camp lines: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No.1.

Evacuated to hospital, 1 July 1918; rejoined unit, 9 July 1918.

Admitted to No.2 NZ Field Ambulance, 10 August 1918 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No.56 Casualty Clearing Station, 17 August 1918; to No.24 Ambulance Train, 17 August 1918; to No.55 General Hospital, Boulogne, 18 August 1918; to No.7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 25 August 1918; to No.`10 Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 4 September 1918; marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 8 September 1918.

Taken on strength, 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 14 October 1918.

On leave in United Kingdom, 20 August 1918; rejoined unit, 9 November 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board HMNZT 'Pakeha', 12 April 1919; disembarked Wellington, 30 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of service), 27 June 1919.

Total war service: 2 years 243 days (of which 2 years 132 days were abroad).