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1893 Apr 22. Born Kidderminster, Worcester,
1901 census at Kidderminster Foreign, Worcs
St George Boys National School living at Hurcott Road, Kidderminster Enrolled in 1900 and left to start work in 1907 as an office boy at age 14.
1911 census at 12 Coventry St Kidderminster
1915 Jan 4. Enlisted in Canadian E F
1915 Sep. Landed in France
1916 Dec 2. Commissioned 2nd Lt in Heavy MGC
He became a tank commander in 13th Company 'E ' Battalion. He had to ditch his tank 'Executioner at 3rd Ypres and then at Cambrai his 'Empire' tank was hit at the Brown line but rallied (possibly wounded)
1918 Jun 2. Promoted Lt
1918 Aug 8. Took part of a raid that captured the plans of the Hindenberg Line - the plans that are said to have won the war, as they gave the complete disposition of every German position
1921 Nov 8. Accepted in England. Joined ADRIC with service no 2163. Posted to N Coy
1922 Jan .He appears to have served until demobilisation.
1923 Apr/Jun Married Elizabeth Walters in Kidderminster.
1939 Register Living with wife Elizabeth at 4 Neville Avenue , Kidderminster M.B., Worcestershire
1961 Died Birmingham aged 67
WO 339/67547