1886 May 2 born Mackie Place, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Illegitimate, and seems to have been broght up by others
1890 His mother marries James B Sim in Montrose
1914 Dec 2. Enlists in RASC as #026792. 15 Castle St, Peterhead. His mother is Barbara Sim
1915 Jul 28 Landed in France
1919 Mar 15 Discharged. He had Malaria
1921 Jun 22 enlisted with RIC no 81884 Fisherman & ex-Soldier
1922 Jan 20 Disbanded
1927 Jul 16 Married at Hamilton Place, Aberdeen to Margaret Young Isaac (1884–1971)
He may well have abandoned her, as Ancestry trees have her death but not his. Nor does Scotland's people record a death for him