War service: Egypt, Palestine, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, 23 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916.

Proceeded from Sling Camp overseas to France, 28 August 1916; posted to and join Pioneer Bn, in the field, 9 September 1916.

Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 8 December 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 13 December 1916; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 16 December 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 1 January 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 12 April 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 13 April 1917; discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 20 April 1917; rejoined unit, 21 April 1917.

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm), and admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 8 June 1917; to England, 10 June 1917, and admitted same day to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 26 June 1917.

Detailed for course of instruction, Bethnal Green, London, 16 July 1917.

Attached to strength of NZ Command Depot, Codford, 8 September 1917; on leave until 24 September 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 2 December 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 25 December 1917.

Detached to Rarotongan Company, 14 January 1918.

Embarked from Marseilles for Egypt, 21 January 1918; disembarked Alexandria, 4 February 1918; marched into Training Regiment, Moascar, 5 February 1918.

Transferred to Rarotongan Company, Jaffa, 16 May 1918.

Admitted to 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, 13 July 1918 (malaria); transferred to 27th General Hospital, Abbassia, 23 July 1918; ischarged to duty, 2 August 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Malta', 13 December 1918; discharged, 7 March 1919.

Total war service: 3 years 33 days (of which 2 years 267 days were abroad)