He was born on the 11th February, 1893 at Stapleford Tawney. He attended King Edward’s Grammar School in Chelmsford, where he received the Cadet Corps Recruits’ prize in 1907. He resided at Great Tawney Hall.
He was a Lieutenant in the Canadian Reserve Cavalry Regiment. He was a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps attached to 59th Squadron. He was 26 years old when he was killed on the 18th March 1918. He is buried in Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France.