▁in ▁Not ting ham , ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁C ler k ▁to ▁Not ting ham ▁City ▁Mag istr ates . ▁ ▁Cart w right ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁joining ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mar ines . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Tem por ary ▁Second ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁then ▁Tem por ary ▁Captain , ▁before ▁reaching ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Tem por ary ▁Major ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁Ser ving ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front , ▁Cart w right ▁was ▁highly ▁decor ated , ▁twice ▁mentioned ▁in ▁dispatch es , ▁a ▁D SO ▁and ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁guerre . ▁ ▁Rugby ▁career ▁Cart w right ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁note ▁as ▁a ▁rugby ▁player ▁while ▁at ▁Rugby , ▁representing ▁the ▁school ▁team . ▁On ▁entering ▁Oxford ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁fresh man ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁University ▁rugby ▁team . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁four ▁success ive ▁V ars ity ▁Match es ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 0 4 , ▁all ▁at ▁forward , ▁collect ing ▁his ▁sport ing ▁' Bl ues '. ▁While ▁still ▁a ▁university ▁student , ▁Cart w right ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁England ▁national ▁team ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁Home ▁Nations ▁Championship ; ▁a ▁miser able ▁defeat ▁on ▁a ▁bog gy ▁St . ▁Helen ' s ▁ground ▁against ▁Wales . ▁Despite ▁the ▁loss , ▁Cart w right ▁was ▁res elect ed ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ; ▁both ▁los