1898 Nov 18. Born Yorks
1901 census in Hull. His father was dead
1911 census at Hessle Rd, Hull
1914 Oct 20 Enlisted in RN
In WW1 he served in the trawlers. HMT Swallow acted as a minesweeper. Built for Kelsall Brothers & Beeching and first registered at Fleetwood; Yard No 543; Launch Date 03/04/1897; Requisitioned by the Admiralty in October 1914 as a minesweeper No 654; 1 x 3 pounder QF deck gun, also reported as 1 x 6 pounder deck gun; Sank following a collision with s.s. AUDAX, off Whitby in 1918.
1917 Oct/Dec Married Isabella Scott in Durham
1919 May 5 Demobbed.
1921 May 2, Joined RIC no 80862 & ADRIC no.999 (675 ) Fisherman & ex-Soldier
1921 May 6. Posted to H Coy
1921. Aug 14 to 27 Aug on Leave
1936 His wife Isabella died
1937 Jan/Mar Married Annie Dray (nee Quest) in Hull
1939 Register at 27 Hull Road, Hessle, Haltemprice U.D., Yorkshire (East Riding), with his wife Anne Platten. He is a Fisherman
WW2 he was commissioned as a Temp Skipper in Navy
1978 Nov 22. Died Hull