vˈɜːʒənz ʌv hɪz tˈuːbwɛlz wɜː jˈuːzd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən tʊ ɐbɪsˈɪniə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt tə pɹəvˈaɪd ɡɹˈaʊnd wˈɔːɾɚ fɚðɪ ɐdvˈænsɪŋ fˈoːɹs.
Versions of his tubewells were used during the British expedition to Abyssinia in 1868 to provide ground water for the advancing force.