1896

Born at St Arnaud, VIC

15/9/1914

Enlisted in the AIF, 1st Reinforcements, 4th Light Horse Regiment, at Maffra, VIC, aged 18

22/12/1914

Embarked aboard the HMAT A43 Barunga

1915

Disembarked in Egypt

14/4/1915

Admitted to hospital - adenitis (cervical)

27/7/1915

Proceeded to join the MEF at Gallipoli

31/8/1915

To hospital sick

8/9/1915

Admitted to hospital at Lemnos, Greece - diarrhoea

26/9/1915

Evacuated to hospital in England - dysentery

23/3/1916

Proceeding to join the EEF

4/5/1916

Rejoined unit - posted to C Squadron

10/6/1916

Embarked at Alexandria, Egypt

17/6/1916

Disembarked at Marseilles, France

7/7/1916

Transferred to the 2^nd ANZAC Mounted Regiment

26/9/1916 -10/12/1916

Detached for duty with the CRE Armentieres, France

16/4/1917 - 22/4/1917

Detached for duty with NZ Division

29/5/1917 - 10/6/1917

On leave in France

12/1/1918

Promoted to Lance Corporal

18/1/1918 - 2/2/1918

Granted leave in UK

29/1/1918

Married Edith Barnes

29/2/1918 - 30/9/1918

Detached for duty withe the 4^th British Division

5/12/1918

Approval given for return to Australia on a transport leaving towards the end of January - with wife

7/12/1918

Transferred to the 13^th Light Horse Regiment

9/12/1918

Granted 75 days leave in lieu of return to Australia

11/1/1919

Embarked for Australia aboard the Osterley

24/2/1919

Returned to Australia

25/4/1919

Discharged from the AIF

1973

Died at Cobden, VIC, aged 76