Biography
He was awarded the New Consolidated Gold Fields Medal of the Institution of Mining and Metalurgy 1932.
He was awarded the Medal of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America for development of remote mines by air transportation 1938. During World War Two he served as representative to the UK of Department of Munitions and Supply.
He was appointed as the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia 1946-50.
Military Service
He served in the Royal Engineers as Tunneling Officer in France during World War One.
He was appointed as a Colonel (RE).