Decorations LSGC; War Medal 1939–1945; Defence Medal (UK); 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Joined 1 Aug 1907 Enlistment 29 Nov 1908 Mother Susannah Emily 1911 Census address (Widowed mother and brother) 29 Sussex Street Sussex More info Gave a false age upon enlistment. Enlisted for Continuous Service on 29 November 1908. Was aboard HMS Aboukir, moored at Devonport Dockyard, at the time of the 1911 census. Married to cousin Clara Kate in 1Q 1916. Discharged To Pension 1931. WW2 service: Shore-based, demobilised at Portsmouth. War Gratuity paid. Subsequently discharged 20 January 1947. Died on 22 October 1980 in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent.