Decorations LSGC (RNR); 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Enlistment 14 Aug 1904 Next of kin address Greencastle White Bay Cottages Ireland Mother Mary Father Valentine More info Enrolled in the RNR on 14 August 1904 for 5 years service, with four periods served (X 11996, QA 7083, B 2310, S 3407). Trained aboard HMS Melampus for 3 months in 1904. Trained aboard HMS Bristol for 5 weeks in 1913. Mobilised for hostilities (called out by proclamation) on 2 August 1914. 'Nature of service prior to entering Reserve: [left blank.]' Undertook gunnery training at Whale Island from 4 October to 3 December 1914. Embarked HMS Caroline on 4 December 1914, disembarked on 28 August 1917. Assigned to duties with the Dublin Auxiliary Patrol (depot ship HMS Boadicea II) from 3 December 1917. Served aboard HM Drifter Pitblae as a Deck Hand. Admitted to the nearby Monkstown Hospital in September 1918. Demobilised on 24 April 1919. Awarded RNR Long Service & Good Conduct medal on 28 April 1922. Did not re-enrol when his term expired on 13 August 1922. Worked aboard SS Mellifont during 1919 as a civilian, thereafter casual employment as a docker.