hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ˈeɪddəkˈæmp tə sˌɜː dʒˈɑːn ɐdˈaɪ, tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈæf fɚðɪ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənˌɛɹi fˈoːɹs, ænd tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə bˈæɾəl ʌv tˈɛl ˌɛlkˈɛbɪɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
He was appointed aide-de-camp to Sir John Adye, chief of staff for the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, and took part in the Battle of Tel el-Kebir in 1882.