That same year, however, he played for Warwickshire in a high-scoring match against Nottinghamshire, but failed to score in his only innings.
[2] He was commissioned into the Territorial Army on 29 June 1938 and appointed to the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders), which was being expanded from a single artillery battery to form a new 11th (CoLY) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.
[3] The regiment defended vital points in West London from air attack during the early part of World War II.
[4] By March 1942 he was a major and battery commander, but went into hospital and was struck off the strength of the regiment and posted to the Royal Artillery Depot.
They had four children:[6] He inherited the baronetcy from his father in 1939 and was later High Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant for Warwickshire.