Born at Katundra Victoria, CoE. Enlisted 7 May 1917 age 36, carpenter. Nok wife, Florence Janet Balding, cnr Marmion and Grant Sts, Cottesloe. Embarked at Fremantle 30 June 1917 per A17 Port Lincoln. Served in the Middle East and RTA March 1919. Service medals: BWM and VM.