Surname appears as Couchie in Nominal Rolls, as Conchie in Archives New Zealand
Proceeded to Canal Zone, 23 January 1916.
Embarked Port Said for France, 9 April 1916.
Transferred to Pioneer Bn, 14 March 1916.
Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 23 August 1916 (varicose veins); transferred same day to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, and thence to No 1 South African General Hospital; to England, 25 August 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 29 August 1916. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 3 October 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 5 October 1916.
Admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 17 March 1917 (eye test: glasses ordered); discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 24 March 1917.
Proceeded overseas to France, 26 October 1917.
Admitted to General Hospital, 16 May 1918 (scabies: mild); discharged to NZ Base Depot, 30 May 1918.
Transferred to 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 31 August 1918.
Admitted to 14th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 22 September 1918 (dysentery: mild); transferred to England, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 23 September 1918 (re-diagnosed enteric); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 26 October 1918; discharged on leave, 4 December 1918, to report to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 19 December 1918.
Granted leave with pay and course fees, 20 January-20 February 1919, and 21 February-20 March 1919, to attend Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Commenced return to New Zealand on board 'Ruahine', 8 July 1919; discharged, 5 August 1919.
Total war service: 3 years 350 days (of which 3 years 274 days were abroad)
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Enlisted, Samoan Relief Force, 17 September 1919. AWMM