1894
Born in Bacchus Marsh, VIC
9/8/1915
Enlisted in the AIF, age 20y 10m
Allocated as a Driver with the 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, 17th Battery
22/11/1915
Embarked aboard the HMAT A34 Persic
21/12/1915
Disembarked at Suez, Egypt
17/3/1916
Embarked at Alexandria, Egypt
23/3/1916
Disembarked at Marseilles, France
28/4/1916 - 30/4/1916
Admitted to the 7th Field Ambulance - influenza
1/6/1916 - 7/6/1916
Admitted to the 5th Field Ambulance - eye injury
15/11/1916
Promoted to Acting Bombardier - in the field, without pay
30/12/1916
To hospital - bronchitis - France
16/2/1917
Admitted to hospital - England
28/3/1917 - 12/4/1917
On leave in UK
27/6/1917
Rejoined unit in France - as a Driver
3/10/1917
Rank changed to Shoeing Smith
13/4/1918
To hospital sick - asthma
22/8/1918 - 7/9/1918
On leave in UK
13/9/1918
To hospital, sick - France
18/9/1918
Admitted to hospital, England - injury to back and side
2/11/1918 - 18/11/1918
Discharged from hospital and granted leave
25/1/1919
Embark for Australia aboard the Ceramic
29/1/1919
Admitted to ship's hospital - influenza
8/2/1919
Disembark at Suez, Egypt - sick
4/3/1919
Re-embark aboard the Port Sydney, for continuation to Australia
17/4/1919
Returned to Australia
9/6/1919
Discharged from the AIF
1972
Died at Heidelberg, VIC, aged 78
