He specialised as a physical training instructor in early 1903,[3] then joined the new Royal Naval College, Osborne as Inspector of Gymnasia.

In October 1908 he joined the royal yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert, and was promoted commander in 1910.

In 1911 he was appointed executive officer of the battleship HMS Triumph in the Mediterranean, and the following year rejoined Osborne.

In April 1927 he was appointed Naval Secretary[5] and in December 1929 he became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.

[5] He held the post until 1935, in which year he was promoted Admiral, and retired in 1936,[5] although he served with the Royal Naval Reserve during the Second World War.