Background
He was the third son of Rowland Street John (third son of Beauchamp Street John, 17th Baron Street John of Bletso) and Katherine Madge Lockwood (second daughter of Sir Frank Lockwood).
He was the third son of Rowland Street John (third son of Beauchamp Street John, 17th Baron Street John of Bletso) and Katherine Madge Lockwood (second daughter of Sir Frank Lockwood).
He was educated at Wellington and joined the Bank of England in 1937.
He served in the Indian Army in World World War II, and was later was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery (TA), commanding the Tower Hamlets Regiment (TA) from 1951 to 1954. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration. He emigrated to South Africa in 1957 where he joined Syfret"s Trust Company in Cape Town.