 His first post was as a Curate at St Matthew, Hull after which he was a Chaplain to the Forces from 1914 to 1919.He was Curate of All Saints, Northampton from 1919 to 1920 and Boys’ School Secretary for the Church Mission Society from 1920 to 1923 then Curate of St Matthew, West Ham from 1923 to 1924.He served the church in the North Western Frontier Province from 1924 to 1944