Ku sii qor faqradan - Waxaa wax ka bartay Clifton College iyo Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Horsford waxaa loo magacaabay 8th Gurkha Rifles ee Quetta 1938. Wuxuu arkay adeegga firfircoon ee Dagaalkii Labaad ee Adduunka wuxuuna noqday Sarkaalka Taliyaha Guutada 4aad ee 1aad Gurkha Rifles sanadkii 1944. Wuxuu hogaamiyay gudigiisa dagaalkii Kohima
waxay xaqiijinayaan buurta Hunter's Hill ee ku taala Burma iyagoo ku hoos jira rasaas culus.