1873

Born in Ballarat, VIC

7/12/1915

Enlisted in the AIF, 17^th Reinforcements, 7^th Battalion, aged 42 - gave his age as 39

4/4/1916

Embarked aboard the HMAT A14 Euripides as an EDP Corporal

9/5/1916

Reverts to Private

12/5/1916

Disembarked at Suez, Egypt

13/5/1916

Embarked from Alexandria, Egypt

25/5/1916

Transferred to 59^th Battalion and promoted to Temporary Corporal

23/6/1916

Disembarked at Plymouth, England

18/7/1916 - 9/8/1916

Qualified at the first Rifle Course at the School of Musketry, Tidworth

10/8/1916

Reverts to Private them promoted to EDP Sergeant

30/12/1916

Reverts to Private and proceeded overseas to France to reinforce the 58^th Battalion

7/2/1917

Joined the 58^th Battalion in France

4/3/1917

Promoted to Lance Corporal

2/5/1917

Promoted to Temporary Corporal

12/5/1917

Wounded in action during the Second Battle of Bullecourt and admitted to 29^th Casualty Clearing Station - gunshot wound to the back penetrating chest - Reverts to Lance Corporal

15/5/1917

Admitted to the 3^rd Ambulance Train

16/5/1917

Admitted to 1^st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France

6/6/1917

Admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, England

14/8/1917 - 27/8/1917

Granted furlough

18/10/1917

Embarked for Australia aboard the Beltana

10/12/1917

Returned to Australia

21/1/1918

Discharged from the AIF