sentences:  He volunteered for active service during the Second Boer War, and on 24 February 1900 was appointed a captain of the 26th (Dorsetshire) Company serving in the 7th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, which left England for South Africa on the "SS Manchester Merchant" in early March.He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.After his return to the United Kingdom he was appointed a supernumerary major of the regiment in January 1902.