Whakakiia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau a Moreton i Oakham, Rutland, a i kuraina ia i te Kura o St Edward, Oxford me te Whare Wananga o Trinity, Oxford. I mahi ia i roto i te Royal Artillery i te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao, a i whakawhiwhia ki a ia te Whawhai o te Whawhai i te tau 1944, i muri i te
Te Pakanga o Kohima.