1896 Jun 10. Born Walsingham, Norfolk
1898 Oct. Arrives in UK from Montreal with his mother (not father)
1901 census at Southwark St George the Martyr, London
1911 census at 92 Heath Rd, Norwich
He became an Apprentice Chemist at Boots in Nottingham
1917 Apr 13 Cadets to be 2nd Lt. RFC. Harcourt Reginald Gates
1917 Jul 26. RFC. Temp. 2nd Lts. (on prob.), Gen. List, and to be confirmed in their rank: — H. R. Gates
1918 Jul/Sep Married in Knarsborough, Yorks to Phyllis M E Cooke
1919 Apr 26 Transferred to unemployed list.
1920 Oct 13. Joined ADRIC with service no 714. Posted to G Coy
1921 May 28 to 13 Jun on Leave
1921 Jul 16 to 30 Jul on Leave
1921 Oct 25. Michael Brooks. a 48 year old farmer was found dead under his cart. The ADRIC lorries were some of the traffic that passed him, and so gave evidence at the inquest. There is no suggestion that this is anything other than an accident. Included in the G Coy men who witnessed the cart en route are DI1 HSL Hemming , S/Leader HR Gates, S/Leader FJ Lazell , T/Const W Mudge
1921 Oct 26 . A witness to the Corofin shooting
1922 Feb 3, Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
The IRA clearly kept tabs on him - from an IRA Intelligence Report in Collins Papers
1939 Register. Living at 33C Thorpe Road , Norwich . He is a Chemist's Assistant,and is with wife Phyllis M E Gates
1984 Feb 22. Died Norfolk
