 He was a staff officer in the Second Boer War from 1900 to 1902, serving as deputy assistant adjutant general for communications from February 1900.For his war service, he was mentioned in despatches (dated 8 April 1902) and received the brevet promotion as major in the South African Honours list published on 26 June 1902.Following the end of the war, he received a regular commission as a captain in the 4th battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment in August 1902, and left Cape Town on the SS "Norman" two months later to join his battalion at Dublin.