He was a pioneer of animated cartoons in South Africa and the architect of the several prominent structures in Singapore, including the Sultan Mosque and The Cenotaph.
He then spent a year working for architect William Patrick Henry Black.
In 1903, his cartoons began to appear in local newspapers and magazines, including the South African Review.
[1][4] He then moved to Johannesburg and was employed at the Sunday Times and The Rand Daily Mail as a cartoonist.
[2] Santry came to Singapore in 1918 and joined architectural firm Swan & Maclaren as a partner.
Following the end of World War II, he resumed his practice as a result of lost income caused by the Japanese occupation of Malaya.