After studying at the Merchant Taylors'School in London, he gained a place at Guy's Hospital and during the Boer War he worked in South Africa as chief medical officer of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital, Deelfontein.
After studying at the Merchant Taylors'School in London, he gained a place at Guy's Hospital as a student. His other sister, Jeanie, during the Boer War he worked in South Africa as chief medical officer of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital, Deelfontein.