lˈiːvɪŋ saʊθˈæmptən fɔːɹ kˈeɪp tˈaʊn ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd, hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd lˈeɪɾɚ ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ æz hiː səksˈiːdᵻd tə ðə tˈaɪɾəl ɔnðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚ.
Leaving Southampton for Cape Town in February 1900, he returned later the same year as he succeeded to the title on the death of his father.