War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked for Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Admitted to Ras el Tin Hospital, Alexandria, 8 May 1915 (measles); discharged to Convalescent Camp, Mustapha, 25 May 1915; discharged to duty, 4 June 1915.

Disembarked Malta, 27 August 1915 (dysentery). Transferred to England, and admitted to Bethnal Green Military Hospital, London, 14 September 1915. Discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 6 July 1916.

Found guilty, 2 August 1916, of being absent off weekend pass from midnight, 30 July, to 11 am, 1 August 1916: forfeited 2 days' pay.

Marched into Sling Camp, 9 August 1916.

Admitted to Bulford Military Hospital, 2 September 1916; transferred to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 13 September 1916; attached to NZ Command Depot, 15 September 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 20 September 1916; transferred to NZ Command Dept, Codford, 25 October 1916.

Taken on strength NZ Command Depot, Pay Office, 21 May 1917.

Transferred to NZ Field Artillery Depot, Royton, 30 May 1917; taken on strength, NZ Field Artillery Reserve Depot, Aldershot, 1 January 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 10 February 1918; posted to 9th Battery, 2nd Brigade, in the field, 15 February 1918.

Wounded in Action, 10 April 1918 (gun shot wound, right hand: serious; left leg), and admitted to 57th Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 11th Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to Ambulance Train No 19, and admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Boulogne, 11 April 1918. Transferred to England, 13 April 1918, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames.

Classified unfit by Medical Board, and placed on NZ Roll, 1 June 1918.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 25 July 1918 (scabies); transferred to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 1 August 1918.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General hospital (Venereal Section), 23 August 1918; discharged to Venereal Disease Convalescent Section, Codford, 21 September 1918; discharged to Convalescent Section, 16 November 1918; discharged to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 26 November 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board 'Matatua', 21 February 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 25 July 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 346 days (of which 4 years 131 days were abroad).