1886 Apr 19 Born 2 Froghall Lane, Aberdeen
1891 census with family at 20 Dudhope Cres Rd, Dundee
1901 census Living at 2 Fullerton St, Dundee. Working in a Jute Mill
1907 Apr 19 Enlisted as #4960 in Gordon Highlanders Militia . Father Hector, mother mary Ann living at George St . Hulme, Manchester
1908 Jan 27 Enlisted as a Regular in Gordon Highlanders but no papers survive. He was probably 9777 and taken POW in 1918
1918 Jan 28 Married Annie Lumsden
1921 May 18. Joined RIC no 81068 & ADRIC no 1059 (740) Fish worker and ex-soldier
1921 May 23 Posted to M Coy
1921 Jul 16 to 29 Jul on Leave
1923 Nov 1 Arrives USA with wife Annie. They are going to Roanoke Va as her brother is there
1942 US Draft Registration
1944 Dec 12 Died Roanoke, Virginia, USA aged 58