War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked for Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 6 May 1915, special duty: escort of prisoners from Gallipoli; re-embarked Alexandria, 14 May 1915.

Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 28 August 1915 (debility); transferred to NZ Convalescent Home, Alexandria, 16 September 1915; to Base Depot, Mustapha, 25 September 1915.

Embarked to rejoin unit at Gallipoli, 5 October 1915; returned to duty, Mudros, 15 October 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Dunluce Castle', 19 December 1915 (rheumatism); arrived at Base, Alexandria, 23 December 1915; admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 25 December 1915 (rheumatism); discharged to Base, 30 December 1915; left to rejoin unit, 30 December 1915.

Transferred to 4th Brigade Ammunition Column, 11 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria for France, 5 April 1916.

Attached to Trench Mortar Batteries, in the field, 10 June 1916; transferred to 3rd Brigade, and remained attached to Trench Mortar Batteries, 5 August 1916; to Divisional Ammunition Column, and remained attached, 14 August 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 14 December 1916 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea), and transferred same day to Casualty Clearing Station; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne; to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 17 December 1916; discharged to duty, 27 January 1917.

Admitted to 51st General Hospital, 3 February 1917 (venereal disease); discharged to duty, 30 March 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 7 April 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 10 April 1917 (recurrent gonorrhoea), and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 12 April 1917, and admitted to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 13 April 1917.

Admitted to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 14 April 1917 (gonorrhoea); discharged to NZ Base Depot, 11 June 1917.

Posted to 3rd Battery, in the field, 22 June 1917; transferred to Divisional Ammunition Column (Trench Mortar Batteries), 28 July 1917; attached to Z Medium Trench Mortar Battery, 29 July 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 23 November 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 7 December 1917.

Appointed Temporary Bombardier, 28 February 1918. Posted to Y Battery, 1 March 1918.

Promoted bombardier, 4 June 1918.

Detached to United Kingdom on duty, 1 August 1918.

Marched in to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 1 August 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board 'Ionic', 24 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 13 December 1918.

Total war service: 4 years 123 days (of which 3 years 358 days were abroad)