▁captain ▁Kent ▁and ▁England . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁Cop land - C raw ford ▁joined ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁M idd les ex ▁or ▁Ed mont on ▁Royal ▁R if le ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Milit ia ▁and ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁sub - lie utenant . ▁The ▁following ▁January , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁R if les ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁sub - lie utenant ▁and ▁res igned ▁his ▁commission ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁M idd les ex ▁Milit ia . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁Foot . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Afghan ▁War ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁dispatch es ▁for ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ah med ▁K hel ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁march ▁to ▁K and ah ar ▁under ▁the ▁overall ▁command ▁of ▁Sir ▁Frederick ▁Roberts . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁ ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁In ▁mid - Se ptember ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁six - month ▁posting ▁with ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁Front ier ▁Police , ▁but ▁ended ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁dis gra ce ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁months ' ▁imprison ment ▁with