PREVIOUS SERVICE- Aberdeen City Artillery, Queens Own Rifles Edinburgh SCotland & Ceylon Volunteer Artillery,; Ceylon Light Infantry,
22/11/1915- Embarked Melbourne VIC aboard ” Persic ” bound for Egypt
07/12/1915- Appointed Acting Bombardier 6th Field Artillery Brigade
21/12/1915- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
17/03/1916- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with British Expeditionary Forces Bound for Marseilles France
23/03/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Egypt
05/04/1916- Transferred to Base Kit Stores Marseilles France
15/07/1916- Proceeded to England
17/08/1916- Proceeded Overseas 2nd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France
04/09/1916- Transferred to 2nd Division Ammunition Column in the field France
20/12/1916- Appointed Acting Brigade Quartermaster Sergeant France
26/12/1916- Reverted to Rank Acting Bombardier
28/01/1917- Transferred to 6th Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column
10/02/1917- Admitted 3rd Australian Field Ambulance ( Rheumatism )
14/02/1917- Transferred to 1st Anzac Scabies Hospital France
17/02/1917- Discharged to Duty in the field France
18/02/1917- Rejoined Unit ex Sickness
02/08/1917- Promoted Bombardier 6th Field Artillery Brigade in the field France
03/03/1918- To Australian General Base Depot Havre France
06/03/1918- Examination by Medical Board- classified due to age and debility
18/03/1918- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England ex France
17/06/1918- Embarked England aboard ” Matatua ” for Return to Australia
08/08/1918- Disembarked Fremantle WA ex England
18/09/1918- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914-1915 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal.