1894 Born
1914 Sep 2. In RN as a seaman on HMS Victorian
1915 Apr 5. Leaves HMS Victorian
1916 Oct 3 . Enlists age 22. Previously a Marine Trimmer. Address given as 1a Soho Sq, Liverpool. His mother is Margaret Kelly of 40 Ben Jonson St, Liverpool. His Service on Ancestry starts on this page and keeps going past "new soldier" as that leads to his re-enlistment
1917 Feb 20 Deserted from his regiment at Colchester
1917 Mar 1. Found and arrested
1917 Jun 15 Lands in France
1918 Jul 6. Returns to UK
1918 Jul 19. Gets a 12 month gaol sentence for stealing another soldiers purse.
1918 Sep 27. 14 days detention for breaking away from escort while awaiting trial for being AWOL for 9 days
1918 Oct 9. Returns to France
1919 Mar 15 Re-enlists in France. Mother given as Margaret Kelly of 45 Mansfield St, off St Anne's St, Liverpool.
1919 Apr 5. Back to UK
1919 Jul 5. Declared a deserter
1919 Oct 1. Found by civil police. Army awards him 42 days detention
1919 Nov 28. Rejoins Manchester Regt from Detention Barracks
1919 Dec 8. 10 days detention for being absent and drunk
1920 Jan 27 Transferred to a Convalescence Hospital
1920 May 17. To detention Barracks in Cork. 21days for refusing to obey an order
1920 Jun 3. Released from detention barracks
1920 Jun 14. Awarded 28 days detention for misconduct & absence and enters detention barracks
1920 Jul 5. . Released from detention barracks
1920 Aug 26. Died at Cork. The Court of Inquiry minutes are available. Private Wardell accidentally shot Private Kelly and Private Dodd . Without more information I cannot determine whether Private Dodd died or not as a result of his wounds.
