He was educated at St Edward's School and Christ Church, Oxford and joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1934.
He was almost immediately selected for Hendon Police College and passed out as a Junior Station Inspector in 1936.
In September 1943, he was commissioned into the British Army on the General List as a Provost Marshal.
[1] He remained in the Army until June 1950, leaving with the rank of major[2] and rejoining the Metropolitan Police.
He commanded the British Anguilla Police Unit sent to deal with the unrest on the island in 1969[7] and retired later that year.