Proceeded overseas to France from England, 8 January 1917.
Posted to D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5 February 1917.
Detached to Rest Camp, 2 October 1917; rejoined Bn, 14 October 1917.
Detached to 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, 20 November 1917; rejoined Bn from detachment, 11 December 1917.
Detached to Corps Agricultural Officer, 26 December 1917; rejoined Bn, 24 February 1918.
On leave to United Kingdom, 10 March 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 4 April 1918.
Detached to 252nd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, 21 April 1918; rejoined Bn, 7 June 1918.
Wounded in action, 26 August 1918 (shrapnel wound, right shoulder), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 27 August 1918; discharged, and rejoined unit, 29 August 1918.
Reported wounded (second occasion), 8 September 1918.
Admitted to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 12 September 1918 (old gun shot wound, left arm: slight); transferred to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 14 September 1918; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Horchchurch, 17 September 1918; to NZ Convalescent Depot, Codford, 18 October 1918.
Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Oxfordshire', 19 December 1918; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 2 March 1919.
War service: 2 years 278 days (of which 2 years 131 days were abroad) AWMM