He was appointed as a Seaman (Newfoundland RNR).
He served in HMS Bayano (armed merchant cruiser) 1915. (He was killed 11/03/1915 when HMS Bayano was torpedoed and sunk by U.27 in North Channel.) (HMS Bayano was torpedoed by U27 without warning, whilst en route from Glasgow to Liverpool. It sank very quickly with loss of 195 officers and ratings.)
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