hɪz fˈɑːðɚ dˈaɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, hɪz mˈʌðɚ mˈuːvd tə ʃˈɜːɹæz, ænd ˈɛdwɚd dʒˈiː. bɹˈaʊn ɐsˈɪstᵻd ɪn ɚɹˈeɪndʒɪŋ hɪz ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn lˈʌndən ɐbˌaʊt ɐ jˈɪɹ bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ dˈaɪd.
His father died in 1921, his mother moved to Shiraz, and Edward G. Browne assisted in arranging his education in London about a year before his father died.