1888

Born at Bacchus Marsh, VIC

4/1/1916

Enlisted in the AIF, 1^st Reinforcements, 2^nd Pioneer Battalion, aged 27y 8m

25/5/1916

Embarked aboard the HMAT A69 Warilda as a 2^nd Corporal

18/7/1916

Disembarked at Plymouth, England

18/7/1916

Admitted to hospital, Devonport, England

21/9/1916

Proceeding overseas to France

16/10/1916

Joined the 1^st Entrenching Battalion

26/10/1916

Attached to the 1^st Canadian Tunnelling Company

21/11/1916

Admitted to the 139^th Field Ambulance - Dental

16/12/1916

Transferred to the 6^th L. Field ambulance - Phthisia

3/1/1917

Transferred to 3^rd AGH, Brighton, England - Bronchitis

15/2/1917

Discharged to furlough

4/6/1917

Proceeding overseas to France

10/6/1917

Attached to the 2^nd Australian Tunnelling Company

10/9/1917

Transferred to the 2^nd Australian Pioneer Battalion

Promoted to Corporal

1/3/1918 - 4/3/1918

Admitted to 8^th Australian Field Ambulance, then transferred to Casualty Clearing Station - tumor, right side

11/3/1918 - 25/3/1918

On leave in UK

27/5/1918

Admitted to 5^th Australian Field Ambulance - lymphoma chest

31/5/1918

Transferred to the 18^th USA General Hospital, Camiers, France

6/6/1918

Transferred to convalescence depot, Etaples, France

15/6/1918

Rejoined unit

21/7/1918

Wounded in action, transferred to 6^thth Australian Field Ambulance - gunshot wound to left hand

29/7/1918

Admitted to Red Cross Hospital, Winchester, England

28/8/1918

Discharged to furlough

15/1/1919

Embarked for Australia aboard the City of Exeter

2/3/1919

Returned to Australia

9/4/1919

Discharged from the AIF

1937

Died of cancer in NSW