- 1863, Jul 13 – Born Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire, England
- ???? – Served with the Notts and Derby Sherwood Foresters Regiment, UK
- 1905, Apr 11 – Emigrated to Canada
- 1915, Jul 16 – Enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Toronto, ON
note: He was too old to enroll at 52 so he falsified his age as 40.
He was later found out while overseas and served as barber with 3rd Batt. - 1916, Mar 3 – Embarked overseas and joined the 3rd Battalion, 1st brigade, 1st div.
– 3rd Battalion served in Belgium and France at Amiens, Ypres, Vimy, etc.
– was briefly attached to the 75th Battalion - 1918, Apr 18 – transferred to England
- 1918, Sep 22 – Arrived back in Canada1918, Nov 1 – Honourable Discharge
