Lives of the First World War

known 1911

Although a trained mariner his career had changed direction by 1911, when he is described as a painter whilst staying at Church Cottages, Stopham in Sussex. When war broke out, he volunteered in October 1914 and was commissioned a Sub-‐Lieutenant in the RNVR. He served initially in the Royal Naval Division, despite its name an infantry division formed of surplus to requirement reservists and volunteers from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.

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