Rank: Private
Unit: F Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: April6, 1882 in Detroit, Michigan. He was 30.
Date of birth: 1852
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Occupation prior to enlistment: Printer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 9 October 1886
Age at death: 33 or 34
Cause of death: Rupture of scrotum
Location of fatality: Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory
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Place of interment: Fort Walla Walla Military Cemetery in College Place, Washington
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Note: He stood 5’7″ with grey-blue eyes, brown hair, and fair complexion.