 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akadzidza paCheltenham College, Longley akapinzwa muEast Surrey Regiment muna 1887 uye akashanda muSouth Africa muna 1902, pakapera Hondo yechipiri yeBoer. Muna 1911 akagadzwa kuva Commanding Officer we1st East Surreys uye akaenda kuFrance muna Nyamavhuvhu 1914 pakutanga kweHondo Yenyika I, achirwa muhondo dzeMons, Le Cateau, Marne, Aisne, La Bassée uye Armentières. Mukutanga kwa1915 akagadzwa kuva Commander we82nd Infantry Brigade uye muna Zvita 1915, aine chinzvimbo cheMajor General, akazova General Officer Commanding 10th Irish Division. 