Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Hoffmeister akapinda zvidzidzo zveCanada Junior War Staff paRoyal Military College yeCanada muKingston, Ontario. Muna 1942, akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant colonel. Muna 1943, akapiwa Distinguished Service Order (DSO) apo
vachirwisana muSicily. Iye akagamuchira Bar kuna DSO gore rakatevera.