War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Admitted to No.2 Light Horse Field Ambulance, Mudros, 15 July 1915 (gastro enteritis); transferred to Convalescent Camp, Mudros, 26 July 1915; to No.24 Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 28 July 1915.

Attached to ANZAC Advanced Base, Mudros, 1 December 1915.

Proceeded to Anzac, 6 December 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 7 December 1915.

Appointed Temporary Quartermaster Sergeant, 10 December 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, with unit, 29 December 1915.

Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant, 1 February 1916.

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

Promoted to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, 1 October 1916, and appointed Warrant Officer, 2nd Class; transferred to Battalion Headquarters, 1 October 1916.

Proceeded on leave to Paris, 2 August 1917; rejoined unit, 8 August 1917.

Proceeded on leave to the United Kingdom, 16 October 1917; rejoined unit, 27 October 1917.

Proceeded to England for officer training, 26 November 1917; marched into No.4 Officer Cadet Bn, Oxford, 7 December 1917.

Appointed Second Lieutenant, 30 April 1918, and posted to Wellington Infantry Regiment.

Marched into NZ Reserve Infantry Brigade, Sling Camp, 16 May 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 12 August 1918; taken on strength of 1st Bn, Wellington Regt, in the field, 13 August 1918.

Appointed Quartermaster, 17 August 1918.

Admitted to No.34 Casualty Clearing Station, 26 September 1918 (accidental fracture of left tibia, severe); transferred to No.3 General Hospital, Le Treport, 28 September 1918; to Ambulance Train, 29 September 1918; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 1 October 1918; to Officers Convalescent Home, Brighton, 5 December 1918; discharged, 4 February 1919, and proceeded on leave until 25 February 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Portsmouth on board HMT 'Raranga', 11 March 1919; disembarked Newport News, 23 March 1919; reembarked on HMT 'Raranga', 29 March 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 30 April 1918; appointment terminated (discharged), 27 May 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 287 days (of which 4 years 196 days were abroad).