Between January 1889 and February 1894, he served as Inspector of Submarine Defences at Bombay, India, where, on 15 March 1890, he married Ethel Farran Orr, the daughter of a Bombay barrister.
Fra januar 1889 til februar 1894, arbejdede han som Inspector of Submarine Defences i Bombay, Indien, hvor han den 15. marts 1890 giftede sig med Ethel Farran Orr, der var datter af en lokal advokat.