15/03/1916- Completed Medical Examination Westonia WA
3/04/1916- To No. 54 Depot Company as Private
17/04/1916- To 11th Battalion 20th Reinforcements WA
3/07/1916- To Tunnelling Company Reinforcements as Sapper
4/09/1916- To 5th Pioneers 6th Reinforcements as Private
28/12/1916- To Training Battalion England ex Australia
28/02/1917- Proceeded Overseas 5th Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone England
7/03/1917- Joined 5th Pioneer Battalion in the field France
12/03/1917- Admitted Hospital France ( Sick )
13/03/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Hospital
27/09/1917- Admitted 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station France ( Scabies )
3/11/1917- Admitted 20th General Hospital Camiers France ( ICT Foot ) ex 50th Casualty Clearing Station ex Ambulance Train
7/11/1917- Admitted No. 13 Convalescent Depot Trouville France ex No. 6 Convalescent Depot Camiers France
28/12/1917- Discharged from Hospital to Australian Infantry Base Depot Havre France
3/01/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Injury
5/02/1918- Admitted 15th Field Ambulance France ( Scabies )
14/02/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Sickness
24/02/1918- Granted Leave England
12/03/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
10/05/1918- Detached to Duty with Demonstration Platoon 5th Division Headquarters France
4/03/1919- Granted Leave England
18/03/1919- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
23/05/1919- To No. 5 Group Weymouth ex France for Return to Australia
21/06/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Konigin Louise ”
2/08/1919- Disembarked Fremantle WA
10/09/1919- Discharged from Service ( Termination of Period of Enlistment )

Service Medals Awarded

British War Medal – No. 15473

Victory Medal – No. 15114

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial WA

**** Special Thanks to Anne HAYLOCK whose Research identified that the Soldier was based at Nanga Brook, working as a Sleeper Hewer in 1914 “. ****