Previous Service – 18th Australian Rifles – 4 years
19/08/1914- Joined 11th Battalion as Private
16/09/1914- Appointed Lance Corporal
26/10/1914- Appointed Corporal
26/11/1914- To Overseas Training Base Egypt ex Australia
26/01/1915- Admitted No. 2 Australian General Hospital Mena House Cairo Egypt ( Bronchitis )
28/02/1915- Discharged to duty Egypt ex Hospital
2/03/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli Peninsula
10/04/1915- Joined 11th Battalion in the field Mudros Lemnos
11/07/1915- Promoted CORPORAL in the field Gallipoli
30/08/1915- Admitted 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station ex 1st Australian Field Ambulance ( Septic Sores Leg )
10/09/1915- Boarded Hospital Ship for transfer to Malta
16/09/1915- Admitted St Peters Hospital Malta ( Septic Wound Leg )
30/11/1915- Discharged to Convalescent Depot Malta
12/12/1915- Discharged from Convalescence for Transfer to Egypt
17/12/1915- To Overseas Training Brigade Ghezireh Egypt
7/01/1916- Rejoined 11th Battalion in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
7/03/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion in the field Egypt & Promoted to SERGEANT
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
19/06/1916- Admitted 12th Casualty Clearing Station ex 13th Field Ambulance ( Ingrowing Toenails )
30/06/1916- Transferred No. 1 Convalescent Depot Boulogne France
13/07/1916- Admitted No. 3 Canadian General Hospital Boulogne France ( Ingrowing Toenails )
26/07/1916- Evacuated/Admitted Nulty Hospital Edmonton England ( Osteo Myalitis )
27/09/1916- Granted Leave England
27/10/1916- To No. 1 Command Depot Perham Downs England ex Leave
17/03/1917- To No. 4 Command Depot Wareham England
17/05/1917- To No. 1 Command Depot Perham Downs
16/07/1917- Proceeded Overseas 4th Australian Division Base Depot Havre France ex Southampton ex Perham Downs
15/08/1917- Classified by Medical Board Havre France- V.D.H & Embarked for England
16/08/1917- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England
31/01/1918- Embarked England for Australia per ” Osterley ”
6/04/1918- Disembarked Australia
22/04/1918- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )
SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED
1914/15 Star – No. 2180
British War Medal – No. 973
Victory Medal – No. 972