William was educated at George Watson's College and entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's Royal Artillery in January 1913. William was educated at George Watson's College and entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's Royal Artillery in January 1913. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️
Battle of Le Cateau in 1914 and later the Military Cross and was mentioned in dispatches four times throughout the war.