Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched in to Sling Camp, 23 August 1916.
Proceeded overseas to France, 19 September 1916; posted to A Company, 1st Bn, in the field, 1 October 1916.
Detached to Reinforcements Camp, 30 May 1917; rejoined Bn, 18 June 1917.
Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 5 August 1917 (influenza); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 9 August 1917; to 47th General Hospital, 11 August 1917 (influenza: severe); to England, 25 August 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 27 August 1917; to NZ Convalescent hospital, 28 September 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 18 October 1917.
Marched out to NZ Machine Gun Depot, Aldershot, 5 December 1917.
Admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 8 December 1917.
Appointed Lance Corporal, having qualified at School, 8 May 1918; relinquished appointment of Lance Corporal, 22 July 1918.
Married Doris BOOTH, spinster, Parish Church, Didsbury, 27 November 1918.
Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Ruapehu' with wife, 9 January 1919; discharged, 21 March 1919.
Total war service: 3 years 15 days (of which 2 years 241 days were abroad) AWMM