12/10/1915-Appointed Sergeant 5th Field Co Engineers
23/03/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex. Alexandria
14/08/1916-Appointed Company Sergeant major ( WO Class 2 )
4/10/1916-Admitted Field Ambulance Belgium ( Influenza ) then 4th Govt Hospital ex. 10th Casualty Clearing Station
10/10/1916-Evacuated England Admitted Western General Hospital Newport ( Lumbago/Sciatica ) ex. Boulogne France
13/11/1916-MENTION IN DESPATCHES (SIR DOUGLAS HAIG) ( Distinguished & Gallant Services & Devotion to Duty in the field
24/11/1916-Granted Leave until 8/12/1916 then report Wareham England
3/04/1917-To Perham Downs England ex. Wareham
1/06/1917-Rejoined Battalion Rouelles France in the field ex. Southampton
22/10/191-To 2 Aust Div School of Instruction Belgium
16/11/1917-Rejoined Unit Belgium
8/12/1917-Granted Leave Paris France
4/01/1918-Admitted to Hospital ( Deficient Vision ) rejoined Unit 6/01/1918
28/05/1918-Invalided England Admitted Military Hospital ( Myalgia ) ex. 1st Canadian Military Hospital Etaples France
16/08/1918-To Training Battalion Tidworth
22/09/1918-On Command at Drill Course Chelsea
1/01/1919-Promoted Regimental Sergeant Major ( WO Class 1 )
5/04/1919-Embarked Liverpool for Australia per * Warwickshire *
28/05/1919-Disembarked Australia
26/08/1919-Discharged from Service
MENTION IN DEPATCHES
Date of Recommendatiom : 13 September 1916
” For exceptionally good and consistent work during the whole of his service with the Company and especially since the Company arrived in France. The whole of the period at BOIS GRENIER he had complete control of the stores and drivers, while the sappers were in the lines. His horse-lines, harness, carts, etc were kept up to the mark. All officers were on the lines and W. O Flood carried out all duties himself reporting to the O. C. as required “.
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 29 June 1917
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page 1392, Position 28
Date of London Gazette : 4 January 1917
Location in London Gazette : Page 254, Position : 97.