For most of his life he was a grower and fisherman, although he also served in the North regiment of the Royal Guernsey Militia (though not outside the island) and did some jobbing work for the States of Guernsey in the latter part of his life.
At the same time, he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in 1st Battalion of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry.
The regimental motto, Diex Aix, derives from the battle cry used by the Normans at the Battle of Hastings.
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