Decorations LSGC (RNR); 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Enlistment 14 Aug 1904 Next of kin address White Bay Cottages Greencastle 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.