He was educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned second lieutenant in the North Staffordshire Regiment in February 1900, transferring to the Devonshire Regiment the following month.
He was educated at Marlborough College. He was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned second lieutenant in the North Staffordshire Regiment in February 1900. He was transferring to the Devonshire Regiment the following month.