Stretcher bearer during WW1 as member of the RAMC On 13th August 1915 he was on Troop ship to Dardanelles sunk by German submarine. When he first started work he was sweeping floor in Co-op. After the 1st world war he Career in railways and rose to position of Area Manager. In 1944 he had Prior knowledge of 'D-Day' because Supplies needed to be in place.