Decorations 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Enlistment 28 Jul 1910 Next of kin address England Mother Margaret Jane Father Thomas Frederick (deceased) More info Gave a false age upon enlistment. Enlisted for Continuous Service on 28 July 1910. Widowed mother and siblings lived at 2 Todds Court, South Shields as per the 1911 census. Family at same address on 1901 census. Aboard HMS Skirmisher moored at Portsmouth Harbour at the time of the 1911 census. Married on 17 Dec 1917 at South Shields. Subsequently discharged 30 August 1922. At sea with the Merchant Navy in 1927. Lived at 13 Kyffin View, South Shields as per the 1939 register. Died on 30 April 1950 in South Shields.