He was born in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire; his surname was changed from Chichester to Chichester-Constable in January 1895.
[2] Chichester-Constable was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own), and served with the 2nd Battalion during the First World War, remaining in the army during the interwar period, and commanding the 46th Division's 139th Brigade from 1940 to 1943 during the Second World War.
[2] A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, Chichester-Constable played most of his cricket as the captain of the Yorkshire Second XI from 1926 to 1938.
His only match for Yorkshire's First XI came in the game against Essex at The Circle, Kingston upon Hull in July 1919.
Chichester-Constable's son with Gladys, John Raleigh Chichester-Constable DL (6 April 1927 – 23 December 2011), was the owner of Burton Constable Hall, was Lord Paramount of the Seigniory of Holderness, and served as High Sheriff of Humberside in 1979 and 1980.