 He was educated at Eton College and served with the Scots Guards during World War I, winning the Croix de Guerre and reached the rank of Captain.His brother, George Boyd-Rochfort (1880-1940), also served with the Scots Guards during World War I and won the Victoria Cross.He trained for King George VI and then Queen Elizabeth II from 1943 until he retired in 1968, the same year in which he was knighted.