1887 Feb 22. Born Elvetham, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire
1891 census living in Elvetham
1901 census He is a servant libing in a house in Elvetham
1905 Feb 22 Enlisted as a Boy in Royal Navy
1909 Oct 4 Deserted HMS Duke of Edinburgh in New York
Presumably he kept his head down after deserting, And we do not pick him up till 1920 when he is a soldier returning from Hong Kong
1920 Feb 19 Arrives in Vancoouver. He is a Soldier, single, in transit from Hong Kong to UK
1921 May 17. Enlisted with RIC no 81053 & ADRIC no 1040. ex-Soldier & Labourer
Posted to M Coy
1927 Apr 22 Leaves UK for Canada. He is emigrating, and intends farming in Canada
1930 Apr 30. Arrives UK from Canada. He had been living in Canada and was heading for Step Cottage, Hartney Wintney
1930 Jul/Sep Died Reading