Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akazvarwa muMelbourne, Canada East, mwanakomana waUdolphus Aylmer, 7th Baron Aylmer naMary Journeaux, Aylmer akadzidza paChikoro chepamusoro cheMontreal neRoyal Naval College muPortsmouth, England. Akashanda mumasoja eCanada mukati me
VaFenian vaipamba uye vaiva lieutenant muRoyal Marine Artillery. Akaronga Richmond Field Battery muna 1876 uye akatungamira kusvikira munaNovember 1887, paakaenda pamudyandigere aine chinzvimbo che lieutenant-colonel.