Living with parents in 1906 census. His attestation paper has his birth year as 1896, but he may have lied to get in?
It also shows that he had been a cadet prior to signing up. He is listed as being 5’11”, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair. He was certified fit for service on March 27, 1916, in Regina, Saskatchewan. He served overseas as a private in the Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 4th Company. He was killed in action at Passchendaele on November 9, 1917.