 Madge volunteered in Brisbane in August 1915, his address is recorded on the embarkation roll as Harcourt Street, Teneriffe.After training at Fraser's Hill, Private Madge left for the First World War on 21 October 1915 on the HMAT "Seang Bee" in the company of the 11th Reinforcements to the 15th Battalion.He was 21 years of age.