After Eton, he trained at Sandhurst and fought with the Grenadier Guards in World War II, where he was wounded, awarded the DSO and mentioned in despatches.
After Eton, he trained at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1928. He fought with the Grenadier Guards in World War II, where he was wounded, awarded the DSO and mentioned in despatches.