1893 Sep 2 born Wicklow
1901 census at Cloghjordan Park, Cloghjordan, Tipperary
1911 census the family are still at at Cloghjordan Park, Cloghjordan, Tipperary
1915 May 17. enlisted 3rd Royal Irish Regiment (at Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary, Ireland) for the duration of the war
1917 Nov 6 transferred to Machine Gun Corps
1918 Jul 12 Awarded Croix de Guerre London Gazette
1919 Apr 21 Transferred to Class 'Z' Reserve on Demobilisation 21 April 1919. rank Sgt
1919 May 14. Awarded Military Medal London Gazette Page 6044 . In 46 btn MCG
1920 Dec 28 Enlisted in RIC with service no 77136. Farmer & ex-Soldier
1921 Feb 18 posted Kings Co
1922 Mar 29 Disbanded,
1922 Mar 30 Enlisted in Palestine Gendarmerie as Constable. He served in No1 Company of the British Gendarmerie Palestine for a short time #418.
1923 Nov 29 Leaves UK for Australia . ex-RIC living at Clapham. London
1924 Feb 12 arrived Auckland.
1936 Jun 17 married at Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, St Matthews Church to Mary Jane Elizabeth (Beth) Harris (1910–1978)
During WW11 he served in NZDF #595995, discharged 19/09/1943 rank WO1.
1975 Dec 6 Died at Thames, New Zealand (he was in fact #43319)
