▁to ▁be ▁a ▁university - lear nt ▁skill ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁established ▁practice ▁of ▁being ▁" art ic led " ▁to ▁an ▁existing ▁architect ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁skill . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Britain , ▁taking ▁a ▁chair ▁as ▁Professor ▁of ▁Architecture ▁in ▁Victoria ▁University ▁of ▁Manchester . ▁His ▁successor ▁in ▁McG ill ▁University , ▁Per cy ▁Er sk ine ▁Hob bs , ▁left ▁McG ill ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁C apper ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁returning , ▁but ▁the ▁position ▁was ▁instead ▁filled , ▁rather ▁iron ically , ▁by ▁C apper ’ s ▁former ▁assistant , ▁R ams ay ▁Tra qu air , ▁and ▁C apper ▁continued ▁in ▁Manchester ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁in ▁Canada ▁C apper ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁part - time ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Field ▁Art illery . ▁In ▁Manchester ▁he ▁chose ▁a ▁similar ▁role ▁and ▁rose ▁to ▁bre vet ▁major ▁in ▁the ▁Officer ▁Training ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁University . ▁His ▁time ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁is ▁unclear ▁but ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁Gal lip oli . ▁Here ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁declared ▁un fit ▁for ▁service , ▁another ▁reflection ▁on ▁his ▁ill - he alth . ▁There after ▁he ▁att ained ▁a ▁post ▁of ▁Military ▁C ensor ▁in ▁C airo , ▁Egypt , ▁requiring ▁him ▁to ▁learn ▁Arab ic . ▁At ▁the ▁end