Suffering from shell shock he returned to Australia on 8 August 1918, and was medically discharged.

He went on to play 16 out of a possible 20 games in 1919, and was rewarded with his efforts with the C.H Nitschke Medal for the Most Consistent and Brilliant Player of the season.

He also represented the State against Victoria on 5 July on the Adelaide Oval, kicking 2 goals.

He was the brother of Les Dayman and was also the great-uncle of Glenelg and Adelaide Crows captain Chris McDermott.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1892 is a stub.