1895 May 9. Born London. Birth registered as Ernest, but baptised as Sidney
1911 census at Colombia Sq, Bethnal Green
1914 Dec 7 Enlisted in ASC.NOK given as his mothe Helena Camplin, Stamford Rd, Kings Cross
1916 May 15 discharged "unfit for the duties of the Corps". He had been tried for theft and absence.
1916 Jun 14 enlisted in Navy
1916 Aug 9 Married in Shoreditch, London to Eliza Amelia Dance
1919 Jun 24 Demobbed from Navy
1919 Aug 28 Enlisted in RAF
1919 Nov 1 Deserted RAF
1920 Oct 28 Enlisted with RIC no 75046. ex-Soldier & ex-Sailor, Stoker
1922 Mar 17 Returns to RAF
1924 Jan 8 Discharged from RAF "on extreme compassionate grounds"
1925 Nov 30 admitted to Hackney Workhouse Hospital for 3 weeks
1927 Apr 14 In trouble with the law
1927 Aug 12 Jailed for assaulting his child
1939 Register. Working as a labourer at Royal Arsenal Woolwich. 145 Basement Flat Albion Road, Stoke Newington, Hackney. With wife Eliza
1987 Died Dacorum, Herts