 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Akabatana neRoyal Navy uye akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant muna 1897. MunaNovember 1902, akatumirwa kunhumbi yehondo HMS Venerable, sezvo akagamuchira basa rake rekutanga kuenda kuMediterranean Fleet. Akakwidziridzwa kuva mukuru mukuru muna 1908 uye kaputeni muna 1914. Muna 1912 akapiwa hurumende yeHMS Goshawk iyo yakabatanidzwa muHondo yeHelgolandmuna 1914 uye yakabatsira mukunyura kwechikepe chokurwisa cheGermany V187. Akapiwa basa rokutungamirira HMS Royalist paHondo yeJutland muna 1916 uye HMS Ceres paHondo yechipiri yeHeligoland Bight muna 1917. 