He fought in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879, in the First Boer War in 1881 and at the Battle of Tamai in March 1884 during the Mahdist War.
He fought in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879, in the First Boer War in 1881 and in the Anglo-Eyptian War in 1882. The also saw action at the Battle of Tamai in March 1884 during the Mahdist War.