Education
He was educated at Lancing College and the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, United Kingdom.
army officer Regimental Lieutenant
He was educated at Lancing College and the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, United Kingdom.
He was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1906 and promoted lieutenant in 1909. He served in the World War I, reaching the rank of Major. After post-war spells in Iraq and Cairo, he served as Regimental Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal Artillery from 1934 to 1938 and retired in 1939.
Recalled to service during the Second World War, he served as Advisor on Arab Affairs to the British Government (1943-1945).
He was later Special Advisor to Head of British Middle East Office and served as Minister attached to the British Embassy in Cairo (1947-1948).