The following is a chronology of Private Kinsella's war service compiled from his service record:
Enlisted at Trentham on 17 December 1915.
Embarked at Wellington on 1 April 1916, aboard SS Maunganui.
Disembarked at Suez, Egypt, on 3 May 1916.
Embarked at Alexandria for Marseilles, on 10 May 1916, aboard 'Caledonia'.
Admitted to 2 General Hospital, Moussot, on 17 May 1916 (sprained ankle).
Taken on strength of Base Depot from Hospital, Etaples, on 8 June 1916.
Admitted to 24 General Hospital, Etaples, on 12 June 1916 (sprained ankle).
Transferred to Convalescent Camp, Etaples, on 27 June 1916.
Taken on strength of Base Depot, Etaples, on 27 June 1916.
Joined 4 Company, 1 Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, at Armentieres, on 18 July 1916.
Wounded in action (gunshot wound to back), Armentieres, on 4 August 1916.
Admitted to 2 NZ Field Ambulance, in the Field, on 4 August 1916.
Transferred and admitted to 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, in the Field, on 4 August 1916.
Admitted to 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, on 8 August 1916.
Transferred and admitted to 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, on 29 August 1916.
Discharged to Base Details, Boulogne, on 3 September 1916.
Attached strength at NZ Base Depot, Etaples, on 4 September 1916.
Proceeded to Division, Etaples, on 20 September 1916.
Rejoined Battalion, in the Field, on 23 September 1916.
Sent to Hospital sick, in the Field, on 24 May 1917.
Admitted to 1 NZ Field Ambulance, in the Field, on 24 May 1917 (diagnosed with mumps).
Admitted to 7 General Hospital, St. Omer, on 27 May 1917.
Attached strength,[place unclear], on 13 June 1917.
Rejoined Battalion, in the Field, on 19 June 1917.
To UK on leave, in the Field, on 22 August 1917.
Rejoined Battalion, in the Field, 5 September 1917.
Wounded in action (gunshot wound to left forearm), in the Field, on 12 October 1917.
Admitted to 1 NZ Field Ambulance, in the Field, on 12 October 1917.
Admitted to 10 Casualty Clearing Station, in the Field, on 13 October 1917.
Admitted to 2 Australian[?] General Hospital, Boulogne, on 13 October 1917.
Embarked at France for England, on 16 October 1917, aboard SS Jan Breydel.
Admitted to 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, on 16 October 1917.
Classified as unfit for duty by Medical Board and placed on NZ Roll, England, on 24 January 1918.
Embarked at Liverpool, England, for New Zealand on 2 February 1918, aboard SS Maunganui.
Arrived in New Zealand on 16 March 1918.
Discharged on 14 August 1918.
Period of Service:
New Zealand: 258 days
Overseas: 1 year, 349 days
Total service: 2 years, 241 days
Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): Waihi Public Hospital AWMM