25/07/1915- Completed Medical Examination Bunbury WA
29/07/1915- To No. 18 Depot Company as Private
16/08/1915-To 28th Battalion 4th Reinforcements
28/10/1915- To Overseas Base Egypt ex Australia
19/01/1916-Joined Battalion in the field Tel-el-Kebir
21/03/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex. Alexandria
12/11/1916-Admitted No. 3 General Hospital Rouen France ( Influenza ) ex. 7 Aust Field Ambulance ex. 38 Casualty Clearing Station ex. Ambulance Train
13/11/1916-Transferred 2 Convalescent Hospital Rouen ex. Hospital
18/11/1916-To No. 2 Base Depot Etaples France
26/11/1916-Rejoined Battalion in the field France
2/03/1917-Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Forearm ) ex. 6 Aust Field Ambulance ex. 3 Aust Casualty Clearing Station
1/04/1917-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex. Wounded
6/05/1917-Appointed Lance Corporal in the field France
1/06/1917-Promoted Temporary Corporal in the field France
9/06/1917-Granted Leave England
22/06/1917-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex. Leave
30/09/1917-Promoted Corporal in the field France
4/10/1917-Detached to No. 7 Training Battalion Rollestone England ex. France
7/11/1917-Detached to 6th Training Battalion Fovant ( AIF Depots UK ) Tidworth England then to Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill
1/03/1918-Proceeded Overseas Aust Infantry Base Depot Havre ex. Southampton
19/05/1918-Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Foot ) ex. 5 Aust Field Ambulance ex. 20 Casualty Clearing Station
22/05/1918-Admitted 26th General Hospital Etaples France
23/05/1918-Admitted 74th General Hospital Trouville France
14/06/1918-Admitted 39th General Hospital Havre France ( Scabies )
8/07/1918-Rejoined Battalion in the field France
21/08/1918-Promted Temporary Sergeant in the field France
11/10/1918-Promted Sergeant in the field France
13/02/1919-To 2nd Training Battalion England ex. Aust General Base Depot France
19/04/1919-Embarked Devonport for Australia per “Sardinia”
8/05/1919-Admitted Ships Hospital at Sea ( Double Pneumonia-Dangerously Ill )
28/05/1919-Disembarked Australia
14/07/1919-MENTION IN DESPATCHES (Dated 16/03/1919 )
14/07/1919-AWARDED CROIX DE GUERRE ( France )
12/08/1919-Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )
Service Medals Awarded
1914/15 Star – No. 4148
British War Medal – No. 6548
Victory Medal – No. 6520
( 1 )-MENTION IN DESPATCHES
Date of Recommendation : 26 January 1919
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 30 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette ; Page 1660, Position 81
Date of London Gazette : 11 July 1919
Location in London Gazette : Page 8831, Position 44.
( 2 )- FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 17 October 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page 1531, Position 57
Date of London Gazette : 14 July 1919
Location in London Gazette : Page 8959, Position : 3.