He was a banker. His WWI service was 7 years with the 2nd Battalion, QOR (Queen's Own Rifles). He had brown hair and eyes.
His birth was not registered until 1948. It is assumed that the late registration was accomplished in order to meet the requirements for receipt of his pension as an Army lieutenant in World War I. In ref #RG 150, Box 456-8, appears the notation b. 1893?, next of kin mother, Martha Barnum, 524 Ontario Street, Toronto.