Born in Basingstoke, Hants, England. Student at St. Mary's Grammar school. Lived in Calgary, AB, where he enl. 23 Feb. 1940. Served in RCAF Ferry Flight piloting bombers across to England. He was considere "The Dean of the Ferry Pilots." Married Barbara Dyte 19 March 1924. Sons, Bill, Arthur and Victor. Surv. Wife Calgary, and by sons.