29/10/1915- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
15/11/1915- To Signalling Reinforcements WA as Private
9/03/1916- To 3rd Division Signalling Company No. 4 Section Blackboy Hill WA as Sapper
17/07/1916- To Training Battalion England ex Australia
22/11/1916- Proceeded Overseas France ex Southampton England
21/12/1916- Admitted 10th Australian Field Ambulance France ( Orchitis ) ex Division Receiving Station
22/12/1916- Admitted 7th General Hospital St Omer France ( Mumps )
11/01/1917- Admitted 4th Stationary Hospital Arquis France ( Debility )
14/01/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Sickness
17/04/1917- Appointed LANCE CORPORAL in the field France
7/01/1918- Granted Leave England
23/01/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
25/04/1918- Promoted TEMPORARY SECOND CORPORAL in the field France
29/09/1918- Recommended for UNITED STATES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
26/10/1918- Admitted 3rd Australian General Hospital France ( Influenza ) ex 10th Australian Field Ambulance
10/11/1918- Promoted CORPORAL in the field France
16/11/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Sickness
20/12/1918- Granted Leave England
9/01/1919- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
16/03/1919- MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES
8/04/1919- To No. 3 Group Codford England ex Havre France for Return to Australia
1/06/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Somali ”
8/07/1919- Disembarked Fremantle
22/08/1919- Discharged from Service
AWARDED UNITED STATES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
Date of Action for Recommendation :- 29 September 1918
” On 29th September 1918, near BOSY, during the attack on the HINDENBURG LINE, this N.C.O was in charge of the advance party of the Brigade Signal Section. Owing to the vagueness of the situation and the scattering of his party by Machine Gun and artillery fire during the morning, his position was a most difficult one. Realising the importance of his job, he obtained what little information he could with regard to the disposition of units, replenished his supply of cable ( which had been lost ) by salvaging, and laid the necessary lines from Brigade Headquarters. He and one linesman, all that remained of the party , maintained these lines throughout the day and night, displaying most conspicuous bravery under heavy Machine Gun fire. He set an excellent example to the remainder of the Section “.
MENTION IN DESPATCHES
Date of Recommendation : 7 February 1919
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 30 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page 1660, Position 93
Date of London Gazette : 11 July 1919
Location in London Gazette : Page 8829, Position 41
Local I.D. – Bunbury Herald.