He became involved in the Labour and Co-Operative movements, and in 1914 was elected to Wood Green Urban District Council. In the same year war broke out, and he served as a private in the British Army from 1915 to 1919.
He became involved with the Labour and Co-Operative movements and was elected to Wood Green Urban District Council in 1914. That same year, World War I broke out, and he served as a private in the British Army from 1915 until 1919.