He went on to become one of the founding officers of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the time of its establishment in 1924. Although the RCAF was described as an air force and had a separate rank structure in line with the Royal Air Force of Great Britain, it was under the authority of the Canadian Army.
He went on to become one of the founding officers of the Royal Canadian Air Force at its inception in 1924. Although the RCAF was characterized as an air force with a distinct rank structure similar to that of the Royal Air Force of Great Britain, it fell under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Army.