21/07/1915- To No. 16 Depot Company Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
01/08/1915- To 10th Reinforcements 10th Light Horse Regiment Blackboy Hill as Trooper
11/10/1915- Appointed Lance Corporal WA
13/10/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Themistocles” bound for Egypt
06/11/1915- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base Heliopolis
26/02/1916- With 10LHR to Serapeum Egypt
27/04/1917- Promoted Lance Corporal Egypt
17/07/1917- Admitted Field Ambulance Egypt (Debility)
25/07/1917- Discharged to 10LHR Marakeb Egypt
04/09/1917- Admitted 31st General Hospital Abbassia Egypt (Sprained Ankle)
13/09/1917- Discharged to Duty at Shellal
17/09/1917- Transferred to Rest Camp Port Said
05/11/1917- Promoted Corporal then to Lance Sergeant at Beersheba
30/07/1918- To be Temporary Sergeant Egypt
22/10/1918- Awarded immediate Distinguished Conduct Medal in the field Egypt
06/11/1918- Promoted Sergeant in the field Egypt
22/02/1919- Admitted 14th Australian General Hospital Abbassia (Malaria) ex 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance Egypt
22/03/1919- Discharged to 10LHR GHezireh Egypt, then appointed to Operations with OLDEN’s Force at Hawandich?
07/04/1919- Admitted 14th AGH Abbassia (Malaria)
17/04/1919- Awarded Bar to Distinguished Conduct Medal Egypt
19/04/1919- To Rest Camp Port Said
29/04/1919- Embarked Port Said aboard “Dorset” for return to Australia
29/05/1919- Disembarked Fremantle WA ex Egypt
25/10/1919- Discharged from Service (Medically Unfit).
DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL
Recommendation Details:-
“He was in charge of a section of the Brigade on its advance from Jisr ed Damie to Es Salt on 20 April 1918. He and one other member of his section advanced to within 25 yards of an enemy observation post, unobserved, and captured two of the enemy and killed the remaining enemy”.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette:- 11 December 1919, Page 2379, Position 6,
London Gazette:- 3 September 1919, Page 11186, Position 7.
BAR to the DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL
Recommendation Details:-
“For gallantry and devotion to duty on the night of 27-28 September 1918. When the regiment forced the crossing across the river Jordan in the face of heavy machine gun and rifle fire, this non-commissioned officer , after his troop leader was wounded, assumed command and gallantly pushed on against the enemy’s position, which resulted in the capture of fifty prisoners and two machine guns”.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette:- 20 May 1920, Page 754, Position 2,
London Gazette:- 25 February 1920, Page 2279, Position 2.