After his graduation he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers on 17 September 1913. At the outbreak of the war he was serving in the North West Frontier Province where he was promoted to lieutenant on 31 October 1914.
Following his graduation, he received a commission as a second lieutenant in the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers on September 17, 1913. When war broke out, he was stationed in the North West Frontier Province and was promoted to lieutenant on October 31, 1914.