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He got married in Paris in late 1920s then cannot be found. Nor can I find any details of his 1924 trial in Central Criminal Court.
1899 Sep 30. Born Selby, Yorks
1901 census at Selby, Yorkshire

1911 census at 36 Bolton Rd, Farnworth, Bolton

1911-1914 At Bolton Grammar School
1915 May 30 Enlisted in Royal Fusiliers, claiming to be 19, while he was 15.
1915 Nov 14. Landed in France
1916 Feb 5. Discharged "no longer physically fit" "under military age"
1917 Sep 28. Enlisted in RFC. His address was 11 Spencer St, Carlisle
1918 Feb 2. The undermentioned cadets to be temp. 2nd Lts. (on prob.).
1919 Feb 16 Transferred to Unemployed List. Lt
1920 Oct 25. Joined ADRIC with service no 858. Posted to B Coy. Gives his former job as "private enquiry agent"
1921 Feb 2 to 19 Feb on Medical Leave
1921 Apr 12. Posted to Q Coy
1921 Jul 14 to 28 Jul on Leave
1921 Aug 27 to 10 Sep on Leave
1922 Jan 14 Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1924 Nov 13. In central criminal court, London. I cannot find a reference to the trial itself.
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Bow Street sentanced to 8 months in prison from November 18th. Charge of forgery & larceny

1926 - 1930 A consular marriage was registered in Paris for him to Henrietta Meurer

1968 Aug 4 . He is missing. His mother was born in Isle of Man so it must be her death or someone else there, that caused this. His grandmother was put as Next of Kin in 1918 and she was Mrs Kermode, 20 Malew St, Castletown, Isle of Man

WO 339/127339