14/8/1892

Born at Bacchus Marsh, VIC

21/8/1914

Enlisted in the AIF, 4^th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron as a trumpeter, aged 22

19/10/1914

Embarked aboard the HMAT A18 Wiltshire

10/12/1914

Disembarked in Egypt

22-24/5/1915

Landed at Gallipoli

23/11/1915

Promoted to Lance Corporal

27/12/1915

Returned to Egypt

20/1/1916

Transferred to Regiment Headquarters section as an Acting Sergeant, trumpeter

6/3/1916

Promoted to Sergeant

10/6/1916

Embarked from Alexandria, Egypt

17/6/1916

Disembarked at Marseilles, France

7/7/1916

Transferred to the 2^nd ANZAC Mounted Regiment

9/9/1916

Transferred to the 58^th Battalion as a 2^nd Lieutenant

7/1/1917 - 24/1/1917

On leave in England

18/2/1917 - 28/3/1917

Attended a School of Instruction

6/4/1917

Promoted to Lieutenant

12/5/1917

Wounded in action during the Second Battle of Bullecourt - for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross

13/5/1917

Admitted to the 20^th General Hospital, Camiers, France - gunshot wound to the left foot and face, fractured jaw

26/5/1917

Admitted to War Hospital, Heading, England

16/6/1917

Transferred to 1^st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston

10/1/1918

Embarked for Australia aboard the Corinithic

3/3/1918

Returned to Australia

28/4/1918

Resumed duty

1/5/1918

Re-embarked aboard the HMAT A14 Euripides

14/6/1918

Transferred to the HMS Teutonic at New York, USA

2/7/1918

Disembarked at Liverpool, England

17/7/1918

Attended School of Musketry

19/8/1918

Rejoined the 58^th Battalion in the field

3/10/1918 - 3/11/1918

Attended the 4^th Army School of Instruction

5/2/1919

Promoted to Temporary Captain

1/3/1919 - 29/3/1919

On leave in England

17/4/1919

Marched out from France for return to Australia - relinquished temporary rank of Captain - granted rank of Honorary Captain

24/4/1919

Returned to England

10/6/1919

Embarked for Australia aboard the Port Lyttleton

3/8/1919

Returned to Australia

4/10/1919

Appointment terminated

1930 - 1942

Living in the Geelong district

1942

Enlisted in the Australian Army, V352179

1945

Discharged from the Australian Army with the rank of Captain - 6^th Victorian Battalion

1986

Died, aged 94

Buried at Mount Duneed Cemetery, VIC