Kenya Police Review Feb 1950 He joined the first City of London Company of the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1903. He began hs police career in 1906 when he joined the South African Constabulary where he served for nine years and became Public Prosecutor. He joined the army and in 1915 served with the 7th South African Field Battery in German South West Africa. 1916 found him serving as a lieutenant with the 7th South African infantry in German East Africa and at the end of 1916 he transferred to the 4th Battalion of the KAR, being promoted captain in 1917. He joined the Kenya Police in 1919 with the rank of assistant superintendent and commanded Eldoret, Nakuru and Nairobi divisions before he finally became Superintendent CID. He was promoted to Superintendent in 1926 and in 1929 was awarded the King's Police Medal. He was a great supporter of all sport and athletics, boxing being his favourite and he did an immense amount to keep police boxing as excellent as it was. His encouragement to African sports and athletics was enthusiastic.

In 1932 he was transferred to Palestine as Deputy Inspector General CID. He brought great success to his work and was awarded the OBE. He became Deputy Inspector General and second in command of the Palestine Police. He decided to retire to keep chickens in the Isle of Wight but when war threatened he threw himself into ARP work. Became one of the acknowledged experts in the UK and eventually took charge of an important region. He rejoined the army and went to the West Coast on Intelligence work and was later transferred to the East African forces and found himself again in Kenya. He was appointed Deputy Province Marshal, East Africa Command and organized the ARP services in Kenya. He went to the Middle East in 1942, being promoted to the rank of Colonel and appointed deputy director of Pioneer Labour in the Middle East. This meant an immense command of hundreds of thousands of African military labour scattered all over the Middle East and North Africa. After his release from the army at the end of the war he returned to Northern Rhodesia where he served as an administrative officer and took part in a commission of inquiry on the police terms of service. In 1947 the Kenya government had to keep in detention several hundred Jews deported as terrorists and undesirables from Palestine. He formed a special police unit to guard them at Gilgil. In 1948 the Jews were repatriated and he retired to South Africa. But at the end of 1948 a new appointment was available in the Kenya Police, that of personnel and welfare officer. Was pressed to take this post and he became editor and business manager of the Police Review which he made into a popular and thriving magazine from 1928. He also organized the Kenya Police Old Comrades Association of the force. He was tireless in his work, his enthusiasm and initiative immense. Great demand as a lecturer, organizer, broadcaster, cinema operator, or source of ideas.

Police - Started 'The Kenya Police Review' in 1927, when he was Superintendent in charge of Nairobi. ........ In 1929 traffic problems at Nairobi had become a real headache for the Police. The first "white lines" were painted at the junction of Government Road and River Roads by Superintendent H.P. Rice, Cadet Asst. Superintendent E.K. Laws and Inspector Corry Thomas. On Saturday afternoons and some Sunday mornings they were busily occupied with their paint pots and brushes. There was a good bit of trial and error about the whole matter and often to the confusion of the motorist two or three lines of varying clarity would appear at some corners.

The "island" in Delamere Avenue opposite the New Stanley Hotel did not exist then. But some empty petrol drums were placed in position as an experiment, while the Police strove to direct vehicular traffic in navigating these obstacles until the most convenient size and shape of the proposed island could be determined. This makeshift contraption became known as the "Barrellogram". For a time, at least, it furnished an intriguing game for motorists, which resembled one of ninepins, and was much enjoyed by all, perticularly after a party at Torrs Hotel.

Colonial - SA Constabulary 1906-15; Asst. Supt. Police Kenya 1919; Supt. 1926; Dep. Commdt. Pol. (CID) Palestine 1932; Dep. Inspr-Gen. 1936

Dominion - Superintendent of Police - 1930

Gazette 7/1/1920 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Asst. Superintendent of Police - 25/12/1919

KAD 1922 Asst. Superintendent of Police, Uasin Gishu

1939 England and Wales Register living with wife and dau in Bromley, Kent