War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915; joined unit and posted to 8th Company, Moascar, 5 February 1916.

Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force in France, 6 April 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 2 July 1916 (burritis); transferred to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 3 July 1916; rejoined unit, 18 July 1916.

Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 29 April 1917 (scabies); transferred to 4th Stationary Hospital, 29 April 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 24 May 1917.

Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 June 1917 (ICT hand), and transferred same day to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 6 June 1917; to England, 10 June 1917, and admitted same day to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 27 July 1917; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 2 September 1917.

Marched in to Sling Camp, 6 June 1918.

Found guilty, 16 July 1918, of when on Active Service overstaying leave from 8 pm, 13 July, to 10.15 pm, 14 July 1918: forfeited 2 days' pay, and forfeited further 7 days' pay.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Hororata', 28 July 1919; discharged, 18 October 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 129 days (of which 3 years 311 days were abroad).