Disembarked Suez, 15 March 1916.

Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916.

Admitted to Australian Hospital, Wimereux, 15 July 1916 (pleurisy); transferred to No 1 Convalescent Camp, 16 July 1916; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 21 July 1916; rejoined battalion in the field, 28 July 1916.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 November 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to No 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 8 November 1916; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 8 November 1916; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 13 November 1916; rejoined unit in the field, 16 January 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 28 March 1916.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 23 March 1917; transferred to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 23 March 1917 (mumps); discharged to duty, 10 April 1917; rejoined unit in the field, 13 May 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 15 May 1917 (delusional insanity), and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 16 May 1917; to England, 17 May 1917, and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 18 May 1917 (mental). Transferred to Lord Derby War Hospital, 22 May 1917; to 4th London General Hospital.

Classified unfit by Medical Board, 30 July 1917, and placed on NZ Roll.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HS 'Maheno', 8 August 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 4 December 1917.

Total war service: 2 years 17 days (of which 1 year 224 days was abroad) AWMM