Oddly I cannot get 1901 nor 1911 census. Given his age of entry to the Navy, it looks as if thee were problems
1897 Jan 19. born Grampound, Cornwall, England
1912 Jul 10 Enlisted in Royal Navy as a Boy
1919 Oct 17. discharged
1921 Apr 13. enlisted in RIC with # 80507 as a Temp Constable. ex-Navy & Electrician
1922 disbanded
1922 Mar 28 enlisted in Palestine Gendarmerie
1923 Jul 11 married in Edmonton, Middlesex to Philippa Lawrey Corin (1896–)
1939 Register Living with wife Phillipa at Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Occupation Electrical Engineer. Field Security Police L/Cpl #76...
1949 Oct 14. A photographer from Falmouth jeaves UK to live in New Zealand with wife & child
I assume he died overseas