dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ, hiː ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd ɹᵻlˈiːf fɔːɹ mˌɔntənˈiːɡɹoʊ ænd fɔːɹ mˈɔntənˌɛɡɹɪn ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɜːvɪŋ æz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɹᵻlˈiːf kəmˈɪɾi tə mˌɔntənˈiːɡɹoʊ.
During the First World War, he organised relief for Montenegro  and for Montenegrin refugees, in 1920 serving as Chairman of the British Relief Committee to Montenegro.