He studied at the Royal Military College of Canada (or RMC), with the student number 621 in Kingston, Ontario 1902-1905.

He was promoted to lieutenant colonel just before the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917 and placed in command of the 5th Canadian Field Brigade.

He rose to the command of an Artillery Brigade, winning the Distinguished Service Order,[4] or DSO, and bar and the Legion of Honour.

To accommodate the growth of the college, a new mechanical engineering shop was built and equipped to release the space under Currie Hall for a drafting room.

Although he also recommended plans for the construction of dormitory, mess and recreation facilities, the accommodation problem was not immediately resolved.

All cadets took the same subjects with a heavy emphasis on mathematics, with the exception of third year specialization in chemical engineering 1924-29.

During the 20s, between one quarter and a half of each RMC class went into regular military service in Canada or in Britain, particularly into the Canadian technical corps, the signals and the engineers.

After leaving RMC, he served as district officer commanding at Saint John, New Brunswick (1930).