hiː sˈɔː ˈæktɪv sˈɜːvɪs ɪn sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wɛn hiː vˌɑːləntˈɪɹd tə sˈɜːv ɪn ɐ kˈʌmpəni ɐtˈætʃt tʊ ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ bɐtˈæliən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd bˈoʊɚ wˈɔːɹ.
He saw active service in South Africa in 1900 when he volunteered to serve in a company attached to a regular battalion during the Second Boer War.