War service: Western Front

Embarked, 12 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 8 October 1917; taken on strength, 1st Bn, Auckland Regiment, 19 November 1917.

Admitted to 15th Casualty Clearing Station,19 November 1917; rejoined unit, 30 November 1917 (no further details recorded).

Detached to Australian Tunnellers, 11 December 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 19 January 1918.

Admitted to 2/3 West Lancashire Field Ambulance, 2 July 1918; transferred to 29th Casualty Clearing Station, 3 July 1918; to Ambulance Train, and admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 5 July 1918 (influenza); transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital (date not recorded); discharged to New Zealand General Base Depot, 11 August 1918.

Transferred to 1st Entrenching Bn, 15 August 1918; to 2nd Bn, Auckland Regiment, 27 August 1918.

Wounded in action, 30 September 1918 (gun shot wound, back), and admitted to 16th General Hospital, 3 October 1918; transferred to 3rd Convalescent Depot, Le Treport, 8 November 1918; to New Zealand General Base Depot, Etaples, 14 November 1918; rejoined unit, 21 November 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 25 November 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 21 December 1918.

Admitted to No 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance, 24 December 1918, and transferred same day to 44th Casualty Clearing Station (venereal disease); to 7th General Hospital, Wimereux, 27 December 1918; discharged to New Zealand Embarkation Camp, Rouen, 11 March 1919 (non-venereal: orchitis).

Marched in to 'B' Group, Codford, England, 17 March 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Somerset', 2 July 1919; discharged, 17 September 1919.

Total service: 2 years 232 days (of which 2 years 70 days were abroad)