1898 Jan 20 Born Wigan
1901 census in Wigan with grandparents. He is probably illegitimate, and Mary B may have been his mother & some Ancestry Trees have that as their conclusion
1911 census in Bradford
enlists #45831 in S Wales Borders
1918 Mar 30 . transfers as # 397457 in RASC
1919 Nov 24 Discharged. The pension cards link him to Bradford and Ireland
1920 Nov 23 enlisted with RIC no 75784, Motor Mechanic & ex-Soldier
1922 Jan 31 disbanded
1932 married Helena Slack in Bradford
1939 Register at 986 Thornton Road, Bradford. He is a Journeyman Motor Engineer living with wife Helena. Dob given as 20 Jan 1898
1952 Oct 11 Theft case
1954 died Bradford