RSM 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) 1916

• Born 1873
• Previous service with the Camerons in British Army and RCR in Canada
• Came as a Sgt with LCOL Marshall from Hamilton to join the 48th at Long Branch in 1914
• RQMS when Bn left Salisbury for France 1915
• Replaced RSM Grant as RQMS and later made RSM in Jan 1916
• Awarded DCM for Festubert.  Long service and Good Conduct medals as well
• Severe illness, hospitalized in June 1916 and SOS to Shorncliffe CID as instructor 2nd Cdn Trg Bde
• Posted to 3rd Ech GHQ and then to 1st Cdn Entrenching Bn