Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An ba Glasfurd izini a matsayin laftana na biyu a cikin 2nd Battalion, Argyll da Sutherland Highlanders a ranar 21 ga Oktoba, 1893, kuma an ba shi mukamin laftana a ranar 23 ga Fabrairu, 1896. Ya yi aiki a matsayin mai taimakawa na 1st Battalion daga 4 ga Mayu 1898, gami da lokacin da suke zama a Afirka ta Kudu a lokacin Yaƙin Boer na Biyu. An daukaka shi zuwa kyaftin a ranar 11 ga Janairu, 1900, ya ga aiki a cikin Orange Free State; yakin
Paardeberg (Fabrairu 1900), inda aka ji masa rauni; Transvaal da Orange River Colony inda aka ji masa rauni sosai kusa da Rustenburg a watan Oktoba 1900.