 Complete the following phrase:  After serving in the militia, he joined the regular army as part of 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in 1883, five years later transferring to the Army Service Corps as a Captain. For service in the Dongola Expeditionary Force of 18961898 he was mentioned in despatches, awarded the Order of Medjidie and made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO. He also received the Order of Osmania and was again mentioned in despatches, both for his participation in the Nile Expedition and 