Timothy enlisted on 25th August 1913. He was 18 years and 2 months old, and was a Tailor by trade. He entered the war in France on 16th August 1914 with the 4th Field Ambulance. His name appears on a list of R.A.M.C. personnel who were taken captive up to & including 31st December 1914. His address was given as 16 Castle Street, Cork - (kindly provided by Steve Mattocks). In the early hours of 26th August, the 4th Field Ambulance were ordered to go to Landrecies to treat and evacuate the wounded. A couple of hours after entering the town the Germans arrived, and Timothy became one of 219 of the rank and file of the R.A.M.C. to be held captive there. He was taken to a prisoner of war camp in Germany, and remained in Germany until he was repatriated on 7th October 1915. On 13th November 1915 he was posted to serve with the E.E.F. On 22nd December 1916 he was posted to serve on the hospital ship "Dunluce Castle". He was then transferred to the hospital ship "Assaye" on 29th March 1917. On 28th August 1918 he returned to the E.E.F. but returned to serve on the hospital Ship "Assaye" again on 9th November 1918. He continued to serve with this until 26th June 1919 when he arrived back England. He was discharged "surplus to military requirement (having suffered impairment since entry into the service.)" on 25th August 1919. He was the son of David and Ellen O'Connor of 16 Castle Street, Cork.