Education
He attended an Ordnance Officers Course at the Royal Military College of Science from January 1939 to July 1939.
Dean military commander Ordnance Officers
He attended an Ordnance Officers Course at the Royal Military College of Science from January 1939 to July 1939.
He joined the South African Army in June 1936, and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in January 1937. He served in World World War II in the Middle East. After the War he served as the Dean of the Military College.
He was then SSO Explosives, Deputy Quartermaster General, Officer Commanding North West Transvaal Command and Officer Commanding Northern Command (South Africa).
He returned to active duty for a few years in the 1970s, as a staff officer with the South African Special Forces.