He served in the Second Boer War and then in World War I.[2] After the War he became Director of Movements and then, from 1923, Director of Recruiting and Organisation at the War Office.[2] He was made Brigadier in charge of Administration at Northern Command in 1927 and then Commander 49th (West Riding) Division in 1930.[2] He was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1931 and Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1935; he retired in 1939.[2]
In retirement he was Chairman of the Toc H Movement for 10 years.[1]
In 1906 he married Marguerite Geraldine Ramsay Drake and together they went on to have three sons.[1] Then in 1932 he married Jane Monteith.[1]
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Felix Ready |
Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1935–1939 |
Succeeded by Sir Walter Venning |