War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 19 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 October 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 7 December 1916.

Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 February 1917 (sprain of left knee: Batt. [Bn?] casualty); transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 6 March 1918; to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 8 March 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 15 March 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 27 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 31 March 1917.

Wounded in action, 31 July 1917 (not yet diagnosed: blown up at Messines; buried, unconscious); admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 1 August 1917, and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 4th Stationary Hospital, Arques, 2 August 1917 (definitely diagnosed: shell shock); to 32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 12 September 1917; to No 12 Convalescent Depot, Aubenque, 28 September 1917; to 32nd Stationary Hospital, 29 November 1917; to England, 4 December 1917, and admitted to 4th London General Hospital, Denmark Hill, 5 December 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 20 December 1917.

Classified 'unfit' and placed on NZ Roll, 27 February 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow on board HT 'Athenic', 1 April 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: shell shock), 15 July 1918.

War service: 2 years 75 days (of which 1 year 271 days was abroad)