▁som etime ▁Director - General ▁of ▁Com mer cial ▁Int elligence . ▁The ▁extended ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁Georg ian ▁house ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁grand father , ▁Joseph ▁No el ▁Pat on , ▁at ▁ 3 3 ▁George ▁Square . ▁ ▁After ▁education ▁at ▁C arg il field ▁and ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Academy , ▁and ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁India ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 - 5 1 ▁built ▁a ▁distinguished ▁career ▁in ▁commerce ▁and ▁politics ▁in ▁Bomb ay . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁management ▁and ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁various ▁companies , ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁Legisl ative ▁Council , ▁and ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Bomb ay . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁this ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁A ux ili ary ▁Force , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Major . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁A ide - de - camp ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Bomb ay . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁in ▁Bomb ay , ▁he ▁married ▁Jo ane ▁Mary , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁Gilbert ▁Wil es , ▁K . C . I . E ., ▁C . S . I .; ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁three ▁daughters . ▁ ▁No el - Pat on ▁was ▁first ▁commission ed ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁A ux ili