Samuel turned 15and decided to lie about his age to join the Army. He signed up for the Yorkshire Regiment to fight in the Boer War. Upon his return to England his age was discovered and he was let go from the army. He didn't recieve a medal for his service in the Boer War. At this time one of his older brothers was running a tea plantation in India and hired Samuel to work for him. After 5 years of work on the plantation, Samuel returned to England. Once again he joined the military as a soldier in the West Yorkshire Regiment. After 5 more years of service Samuel left the army. He moved in with one of his sisters (probably Rhoda) in Leeds. He worked for her at her cafe- serving the "workingman's breakfast." This is where he met and eventually married Winnifred May Walker. The couple had 6 children. He was very popular with his children, but sadly, died young as a result of complications from a surgery he had to remove an abcess caused by a work accident.
