1897 Feb 9 born Ardee, Louth
1911 census at Ardee, Louth
1916 Feb 4. Enlisted under alias of James Flynn. He was living in Newcastle on Tyne & was a Waiter
He deserted for a total of 67 days
1919 Feb 12 Discharged
1920 Dec 21 Joined ADRIC no 404 (588)
1921 Apr 7 enlisted with RIC no 80383 . Valet & ex-Soldier It took a while for the bookwork to catch up with his RIC listing
Posted to 4 Gds
1934 Feb Leaves UK for New York