Sick to hospital, Gallipoli, 27 July 1915; transferred to Fleet Sweeper, 1 August 1915, and admitted to St Andrew's Hospital, Malta, 5 August 1915.
Promoted Staff Sergeant, 1 August 1915.
Transferred from Malta to England, 6 September 1915, and admitted to Lewisham Military Hospital.
Appointed Temporary Company Quartermaster Sergeant whilst employed at NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 13 January 1916.
Attached to NZ Base, Grey Towers, 11 February 1916.
Having completed bacteriological test is transferred to unit for duty, 5 July 1916; attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 6 July 1916.
Appointed Temporary CQMS, Codford, 8 July 1916.; relinquished appointment same day.
Appointed Temporary Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant (date not recorded); relinquished appointment, 31 July 1916.
Proceeded overseas to France, 2 December 1916; rejoined No 1 Company from Base, 28 December 1916, and attached to Headquarters Company as Loader.
Temporarily detached to No 2 Company (Supply), 7 February 1917; transferred to No 3 Company, 7 February 1917; to Headquarters, NZ Divisional Train, 7 March 1917; to No 3 Company, 29 March 1917; to Divisional Fuel Depot, 30 March 1917.
Appointed Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant (Warrant Officer Class II), 19 May 1917, and transferred to Field Butchery.
Taken on strength, 1st NZ Field Butchery, 28 January 1918.
Detached to England for return to New Zealand, 21 May 1918; reported at Discharge Depot, Torquay, 25 April 1918.
Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Mokoia', 30 May 1918; discharged, 13 December 1918.
Total war service: 3 years 364 days (of which 3 years 272 days were abroad). AWMM