hiː bɪkˌeɪm dˈɛpjuːɾi ɐsˈɪstənt ˈædʒuːtənt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl æt hˈɔːɹsɡɑːɹdz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, ænd dˈɛpjuːɾi ɐsˈɪstənt ˈædʒuːtənt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl æɾ ˈɔːldɚʃˌɑːt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
He became deputy assistant adjutant general at Horseguards in 1892, and deputy assistant adjutant general at Aldershot in 1894.