1901 Apr 1. born Armagh
1911 census at the Mall, Armagh
1915 Oct 18 enlisted in Royal Marines # 2419 as a Bandsman
1920 Apr 21 Left the Marines
1920 Aug 3 enlisted in RIC as # 72225. Musician & ex-Marine
1920 Sep 14. posted Clare . His police record showed one demerit for being absent from parade and two for being drunk.
1922. Mar 28 disbanded
1922 Mar 29. Enlisted in Palestine Gendarmerie as a Constable
1923 married at the Mall, Armagh to Eleanor Jane Macateer (1902–1988)
1925 Feb 12 Leaves UK for New Zealand . With wife Eleanor and 5 month old child
He appears to have joined the NZ Army in WW2
1955 Jan 3 Died Wellington, New Zealand
