1897 Dec 13. Born Edinburgh (ScotlandsPeople have 3 births in 1897 in Edinburgh)
1901 census at Newington, Edinburgh
1921 Jan 15. Joined RIC no 77369 & ADRIC no (569) ex-soldier & Mechanic
1921 Feb 25 Married Edinburgh to Caroline Archer. Marriage cert gives him as constable in RIC (if one was buying a cert, this one should crosscheck parents)
1921 Mar 26 Posted to Q Coy
1921 Jul 30 to 12 Aug on Leave
1921 Aug 16 to 29 Aug on Leave
1922 Mar 3. Discharged Gormanston
1957 Dec 24 Died in Canongate, Edinburgh. Carcinoma of the Lung. At 3 Cambusnethan Street. Informant Daughter Caroline. He was a bus driver