 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akadzidza paWinchester College, Hamilton-Gordon akagadzwa muRoyal Artillery muna 1880. Basa rake rokutanga rehondo raiva muHondo yechipiri yeAnglo-Afghan muna 1880. Hamilton-Gordon akazoshanda muHondo yeBoer achitora chikamu muzviito paLadysmith, Spion Kop, Vaal Kranz uye Tugela Heights. Akava Mutevedzeri Wemubatsiri Adjutant General weIntelligence muSouth Africa mukutanga kwa1901. Paakadzokera kuUnited Kingdom, akava mudzidzisi kwenguva pfupi paChikoro cheGunnery asati agadzwa kuva Mutevedzeri Wemubatsiri Quarter-Master-General kuAldershot muna Gumiguru 1901. 