Dawes and Sons, in January 1892 [3] He was later a Justice of the Peace for the County of London.[3] From the outset of the First World War, Dawes served with the Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve raising to the rank of acting Commander by 1918.[1] He was engaged in mine-sweeping operations and from July 1918 he served at the Admiralty.[4] Unsurprisingly, one of Dawes recreations was yachting.[1]