War service: departed Zeitoun for Canal Zone, Egypt, 23 January 1916.

Admitted to NZ General Hospital, 4 April 1916 (appendicitis); marched out from NZ Base Depot, Ghezireh, to Mounted Training Regiment, Moascar, 11 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 10 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 21 May 1916.

Joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, Armentieres, 7 June 1917.

Admitted to No 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, in the field, 1 July 1916 (appendicitis); transferred to 35th General Hospital, Calais, 6 July 1916; to England, 9 July 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 10 July 1916; discharged to NZ Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 2 August 1916.

Transferred to NZ Field Artillery, 18 September 1916.

Attached to NZ Convalescent Camp, Codford, 3 October 1916.

Appointed Cook, 29 November 1916; relinquished appointment of Cook, 18 January 1917, and attached to NZ Field Artillery Depot, Aldershot,

Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 29 January 1917 (appendicitis).

Classified unfit by Medical Board and placed on NZ Roll, 13 February 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Remura', 10 March 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 1 June 1917.

Total war service: 2 years 45 days (of which 1 year 260 days was overseas).