1872 Born Lisburn
1890 Apr 2. Enlisted in Royal Artillery #78721
1891 May 26 Posted to South Africa
1891 Dec 30 Tried & imprisoned 84 Days
1892 Jul 2. Tried & imprisoned 42 days
1892 Nov 9 Tried & imprisoned 21 days
1892 Dec 19 Tried & imprisoned 168 days
1894 Nov 14 Tried & imprisoned 14 days
1895 Jun 1, Tried & imprisoned 14 days
1896 Jan 8 Tried & imprisoned 84 days
1896 Jul 26 Posted back to UK
1896 Jul 27 Dischared "incorrigible & worthless"
1897 May 8. Tried to enlist as Wilson in RGA but discharged with ignomony
1914 Aug 24 Enlists in RGS Special Reserve. He had previously been in "Mountain Aretillery" and was discharged at end of engagement. His nok is his brother Arthur of Utility St, Belfast. Sister Rachael
1915 Mar 16 Sentenced to 28 days detention
1915 Jun 24. Sentenced to 21 Days detention
1915 Jul 16 Dention by DCM of 14 days
1915 Dec 7 Sentenced to 6 months detention
1916 Jan 15 Posted to France
1917 Aug 24 Admitted to hospital wounded.
1917 Sep 12. Discharged from hospital and returned to UK as unfit for service in France
1918 Jan 1. Sentenced to 28 days detention for committing a crime
1918 Apr 29 Detention 8 days for being drunk in barracks
1919 Jan 10 Died Lisburn of Heart Failure while on demob furlough
