1886
Born at Trentham, VIC
6/11/1915
Enlisted in the AIF, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, 29th Battery at age 29
20/5/1916
Embarked aboard the HMAT A7 Medic
21/5/1916 - 23/5/1916
Seasick
18/7/1916
Disembark at Plymouth, England
30/12/1916
Proceeding overseas to France
9/7/1917
Promoted to Bombardier
17/8/1917
Promoted to temporary Corporal
14/10/1917
Wounded in action near
Passchendaele, Belgium - shell fragment to the face
Retained his temporary rank of Corporal