1894

Born at Gisborne, VIC

16/6/1915

Enlisted in the AIF, 8^th Reinforcements, 5^th Battalion, aged nearly 21

1/7/1915

Promoted to Sergeant

15/9/1915

Embarked aboard the SS Makarini

1/10/1915

Admitted to 2^nd Auxiliary Hospital, Egypt, septic wound to foot - wounded at Gallipoli

7/12/1915

Joined the 5^th Battalion at Gallipoli

22/12/1915

Admitted to 3^rd Australian General Hospital, Lemnos - mumps

11/1/1916

Rejoined unit

12/2/1916

Promoted to Corporal

17/2/1916

Transferred to the 57^th Battalion

27/2/1916

Promoted to Sergeant

17/6/1916

Embarked from Alexandria, Egypt

23/6/1916

Disembarked at Marseilles, France

19/8/1916

Wounded in action - gunshot wound to the chest, severe

20/8/1916

Admitted to 1^st Australian Casualty Clearing Station

22/8/1916

Admitted to 7^th General Hospital, St Omer, France - gunshot wound to chest and scarlet fever

1/10/1916

Previously reported seriously ill, now recovering

2/10/1916

Admitted to 14^th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, France

20/10/1916

Admitted to Northampton War Hospital, England - debility following scarlet fever

6/11/1916

Transferred to 1^st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield

14/11/1916

Discharged to furlough

9/2/1917

Rejoined unit in France

18/2/1917 - 28/3/1917

To 5^th Division School

19/4/1917

Admitted to hospital, Rouen, France - influenza

24/5/1917

Admitted to Graylingwell War Hospital, Cichester, England - trench fever

6/6/1917

Transferred to 3^rd Auxiliary Hospital

18/6/1917 - 2/7/1917

Discharged to furlough

11/12/1917

Rejoined unit

1/1/1918

Promoted to Company Sergeant Major - Warrant Officer class 2

5/4/1918

Killed in action at Corbie, near Amiens, France - hit in the head by a shell from enemy aeroplane

Buried in the field

Re-buried at Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux - 2 1/2 miles south of Corbie