1878 May 31 born Notts
1891 census at New Basford
1896 Jul 24 Enlisted in R Marines
1897 Feb Discharged R Marines
1897 Dec 8 Claimed to have enlisted in Cameron Highlanders as Thomas Smith, then changed to his real name on producing birth certificate
1905 discharged Cameron Highlanders
1907 Oct 20. Enlisted in York & Lancaster Regt. He claims previous service in Cameron Highlanders #4269, His enlistment oddly had a statement from his wife saying she consented to him joinng the arny and had no further call on him
1912 Mar 18 Discharged for misconduct. Desertiion and fraudulent enlistment
1914 Sep 22 enlisted in Canadian Exp Force. Claimed 8 years in Cameron Highlanders. He was a chef . He appears to be estranged from his wife as NOK is Miss Beatrice Orchard
1915 Apt 25 Left Canada for Europe
1916 Oct 10 Pensioned from Canadian EF. He had suffered a double hernia from lifting a bag of oats. And was later crushed by a horse
1921 May 25 enlisted with RIC no 81128 Chef & ex-sailor
1921 Jun 13 Dismissed