Leaving his employment as a storeman, he enlisted in the 8th Battalion of the First AIF on 8 November 1915[REF] and left for France on the troopship Wiltshire on 7 March 1916 [REF].
Having recuperated fully, he played for the (losing) Australian Training Units team in the famous October 1916 Exhibition match that was held in London, just before returning to active service in France.