British Army General. His military career ran from 1900 until 1941. He served in World War I initially as a Royal Artillery officer with 7th Division from 1914 and transferred to 3rd Division in 1915. He became Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, 1 Army Corps in 1916 and then General Staff Officer to a Special Mission to Russia in 1917. Following the War, he was Deputy Commander, North Russia Forces from 1918 to 1919 and then became an Instructor at the Senior Officer School. In 1921 he was appointed Military Assistant to Chief of the Imperial General Staff, followed by a General Staff Officer at the War Office in 1922 and joined the Staff College in 1925. In 1927 he was appointed Commander Royal Artillery within 3rd Division and Commander Rawalpindi District in India in 1931. Between 1934 and 1936 he served with 3rd Division again as General Officer Commanding. He was promoted to General in 1937 and was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief the British Troops in Egypt in 1938. He also served in World War II being appointed Adjutant General in 1939 in which role he was responsible for organizing the Home Guard to defend England. In 1940 he became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command and retired in that position the following year. Additionally, He was Aide-de-camp General to the King from 1940 to 1941 and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1936 to 1946 and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Horse Artillery from 1937 to 1947. His awards and honors include the Order of the Bath (1931), the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1937), the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (1918), and the Distinguished Service Order (1915). Following his military retirement, he was appointed a Special Commissioner for the Imperial War Graves Commission and of the Duke of York's Royal Military School. He died at the age of 75.