1899 Feb 20. Born Essex
1901 census
1911 census at Hermit Rd, Canning Town, Essex
1917 Mar 29 Enlists in Royal Navy
1918 Apr 1 Trabsfers to RAF
1919 Jan 30 Demobbed
1921 Jan 11. Enlisted RIC no 77545 & ADRIC no (894). Ex-soldier and Motor Driver
Posted G Coy
1922 Feb 3. Disbanded Gormanston
1922 May 18 Emigrated to South Africa on SS Balranald. He was a Mechanic
1926 Feb 27 Married in South Africa
WW2 Details of his World War II service are hazy. He is reported to have served in the Abyssinian campaign, so perhaps he started in 1940.The family have a Christmas card he sent to his daughter Valerie from Egypt in 1941. But he was commissioned and was a Major when he died
1946 Apr 2. Died Italy. Towards the end of the war, William was stationed in Italy. He became very fond of the place, and made plans to move the family there, after his discharge. But he died in a plane crash while he was still in the service. After his death, Olive eventually moved with her three children from Krugersdorp to Hillbrow, in Johannesburg. They lived at the Sunnyside Hotel, and Olive worked as a bookkeeper.
