hiː wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd ɐ sˈɛkənd luːtˈɛnənt ɪnðə θˈɜːd məlˈɪʃə bɐtˈæliən, ðə bˈɛdfɚdʃɚ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.
He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment, on 21 June 1902.