He was commissioned into the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1901, and in March 1902 transferred to the 1st Life Guards as a Second Lieutenant.
He was commissioned into the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1901 and promoted Lieutenant in 1902. A month later he transferred to the 1st Life Guards as a Second Lieutenant.