Attested 1 March 1913 – Medal Index Card entered France 08 September 1914 with 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – 1st Battalion Hospital Aldershot 22 October (Snapper December 1914) – 1st Battalion Posted Wounded Snapper September 1915 – Posted 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – 7th Battalion Posted Wounded Snapper March 1916 – Discharged 29 June 1916 wounds – Silver War Badge Number 245302 – October 1916 granted disability pension of 12/6 per week for 6 months conditional