He was appointed as a Leading Seaman RCNVR.
He served in HMCS Skeena 1944. (He was killed on 25/10/1944 while serving in HMCS Skeena.
She was lost in a storm on the night of 24 October 1944.
She was anchored off Reykjavík, Iceland and dragged her anchor and grounded in 50-foot (15 m) waves off Vioey Island with the loss of 15 crew members.)
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