Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: William akadzidza paGeorge Watson's College ndokupinda muRoyal Military Academy, Woolwich ndokutumwa somutevedzeri wechipiri muRoyal Artillery yeBritish Army muna January 1913. Akashanda muHondo Yenyika Yokutanga, achikunda Distinguished Service Order (DSO) pa
Hondo yeLe Cateau muna 1914 uye gare gare Military Cross uye yakadudzwa mumashoko mana munguva yose yehondo.