22/12/1894

Born in Salby, Leicestershire, England

3/10/1914

Enlisted at Bacchus Marsh in the AIF, aged just under 20

28/5/1915

Embarked aboard the HMAT A34 Persic with the 13^th Light Horse Regiment, B Company as a Shoeing Smith

3/6/1915 - 16/7/1915

Admitted to hospital

29/6/1915

Disembarked in Egypt

11/9/1915

13^th Light Horse Regiment landed at Gallipoli

20/12/1915

13^th Light Horse Regiment left Gallipoli

28/3/1916

Posted to the 4^th Divisional Cavalry

2/6/1916

Allotted to the I Anzac Corps as Corps Cavalry - France

17/10/1916

Promoted to Corporal

17/11/1916 - 12/12/1916

Admitted to 5^th Field Ambulance - tonsilitis

28/12/1916

Admitted to 5^th Field Ambulance - influenza

10/1/1917

Admitted to 5^th general Hospital, Rouen, France

23/1/1917

Admitted to War Hospital, Reading, England

9/4/1917

Rejoined the 13^th Light Horse Regiment Details from Convalescent Depot

24/8/1917 - 29/8/1917

Attended school of farriery, Romsey, England

18/12/1917

Proceeded overseas to France to rejoin 13^th Light Horse Regiment as part of the 1 ANZAC Cavalry Corps

18/12/1919

Admitted to the 83^rd General Hospital, France - influenza

28/2/1919 - 25/3/1919

Admitted to the 1^st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny, England

3/5/1919

Embarked for Australia aboard the Leicestershire

21/6/1919

Returned to Australia

14/9/1919

Discharged from the AIF - medically unfit due to was service

26/11/1919

Applied for a free passage from England for his wife