hiː wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd ɪnðə dˈuːk ʌv lˈæŋkæstɚz ˈoʊn jˈoʊmənɹi ɪnðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ænd wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kɹˈɔs.
He was commissioned in the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry in the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross.