Born at London, England, CoE. Enlisted 19 July 1917 age 26, club steward. Nok wife, Elsie Gailey, Seaview Crescent, Black Rock, Victoria, Embarked at Port Melbourne per A32 Themistocles 4 August 1917. Suffered spinal caries. RTA 24 January 1918 per Hospital Ship Dunluce Castle and A63 Karoola from Cape Town. Service medal: BWM.
