1880

Born in Dumbarton, Scotland

1/6/1916

Enlisted in the AIF, aged 36

7/9/1916

Embarked aboard the HMAT A15 Port Sydney with the 5^th Reinforcements, 46^th Battalion

29/10/1916

Disembarked at Plymouth, England

21/12/1916

Proceeding overseas to France

22/12/1916

Marched in to 4^th Australian Divisional Base Depot

14/5/1917

Joined unit in the field

8/7/1917

Promoted to Temporary Corporal

8/10/1917

Marched in to 4^th Australian Divisional Base Depot with prisoner - confirmed as Corporal

15/10/1917

Rejoined unit from escort duty

18/12/1917

Promoted to Lance Sergeant

23/1/1918 - 9/2/1918

On leave in England

13/10/1918 - 23/10/1918

On leave in Paris

1/11/1918

Promoted to Sergeant

18/1/1919 - 1/2/1919

On leave in England

9/5/1919

Returned to England

1/7/1919

Embarked for Australia aboard the Frankfurt

20/8/1919

Returned to Australia - admitted to Caulfield Military Hospital

25/12/1920

Discharged from the AIF - medically unfit, disordered action of the heart

1956

Died in Brisbane, QLD, aged 76