▁Ge el ong ▁Bag ot ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁sport ing ▁and ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activities . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁s print , ▁high ▁jump , ▁pole ▁v ault ▁and ▁long ▁jump ▁events ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Public ▁School ▁Sports , ▁an ▁annual ▁athlet ic ▁competition ▁between ▁five ▁pr estig ious ▁Victor ian ▁public ▁schools , ▁and ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁hur d les ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁Bag ot ▁also ▁rose ▁to ▁ser ge ant ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁Australian ▁Army ▁Cad ets ▁unit , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁school ▁pre fect ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁year . ▁As ▁Bag got ' s ▁father ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁remaining ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁settled ▁near ▁V ancouver , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁largely ▁remain ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Bag ot ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Vol unte er ▁Reserve ▁from ▁Canada ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁Commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁sub - lie utenant ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September , ▁he ▁emb ark ed ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁that ▁month ▁and , ▁on ▁arrival , ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Motor ▁La unch ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁D over ▁Pat rol . ▁Bag ot ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁Motor ▁La unch es ▁on ▁mostly ▁anti - sub marine ▁and ▁def ensive ▁duties ▁within ▁the ▁D over ▁fleet , ▁which ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁def