1896 Feb 11 born Lancashire. His father Frank was a Sailor.
1911 census at 104 Beaufort St Liverpool
1914 Aug 20 Landed in France
WW1 service as Pte 7664 RAMC with 14 Field Ambulance
14th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps arrived in France with the BEF in mid August 1914. They were in action in The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of Le Cateau, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, The Battles of La Bassee and Messines and The First Battle of Ypres. In 1915 they were in action at The Second Battle of Ypres and the Capture of Hill 60. In autumn 1915, many units were exchanged with units from the newly arrived volunteer 32nd Division, to stiffen the inexperienced Division with regular army troops. In March 1916 5th Division took over a section of front line between St Laurent Blangy and the southern edge of Vimy Ridge, near Arras. They moved south in July to reinforce The Somme and were in action at, High Wood, The Battle of Guillemont, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval and The Battle of Le Transloy. In October they moved to Festubertand remained there until March 1917 when they moved in preparation for the Battles of Arras. On 7 September 1917 the 5th Division moved out of the line for a period of rest before, being sent to Flanders where they were in action during the Third Battle of Ypres. 5th Division was sent to Italy and took up positions in the line along the River Piave in late January 1918. They were recalled to France to assist with the German Advance in late March 1918 and were in action during the Battles of the Lys. On the 14th of August 1918 the 5th Division was withdrawn for two weeks rest. Then moved to The Somme where they were more or less in continuous action over the old battlegrounds until late October 1918 and saw action in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice they were in the area of Le Quesnoy and moved to Belgium to the area around Namur and Wavre in December and demobilization began. -
1920 Oct 19 enlisted in RIC as # 74606. Labourer & ex-Soldier
1920 Nov 7 posted Tipperary
1922. Feb 4 disbanded
1922 Mar 29. Enlisted in Palestine Gendarmerie as a Constable
1926 Mar 4. Arrives London from Palestine and listed as Police.
1926, Apr 1 Palestine Gendarmerie disbanded and TJFF was part of its replacement. It was a creation of the British High Commissioner for Palestine whose intention was that the Force should defend Trans-Jordan's northern and southern borders. The High Commissioner had been impressed with work done by The Arab Legion but local commanders thought it unnecessary to create an additional force when expansion of The Arab Legion might have been a better course of action. The Arab Legion immediately incurred a loss of more than half of its forces when they were transferred as cadre for the Frontier Force.
1928 Leaves UK for Palestine. TJFF
1929 Dec 11 arrives UK from Palestine- BWO in TJFF. British Warrant Officer in Transjordan Frontier Force
1930 Feb 14 leaves London for Palestine
1932 Aug 26 Arrives UK from Palestine, he was listed as a government officer
1932 Oct 28 leaves UK for Palestine. Government Official
1935 Aug 31 leaves UK for Transjordan . Soldier
1937 Aug 13 arrived UK from Trans-Jordan - TJFF
1937 Sep 25 married in London to Constance Mary Sullivan (1911 - 2005)
1937 Nov 5 travelling on SS Carthage to Port Said he was a Government Official in TJFF.
1940 Feb 27 Awarded as a BWOI a clasp to GSM
1941 Apr 6 commissioned Quartermaster Lt
1947 Nov 1 promoted Quartermaster Capt
1948 May 23 returned to UK from Transjordan with family (Colonial Official) and started working for the Admiralty in Whitehall and remained there until he died in 1968
1968 May 21 Died following surgery at Dulwich Hospital, Surrey, England Age: 72, address: 48, Beulah Hill, Croydon, occ: Clerical officer, MOD.