money was commissioned a lieutenant in the royal field artillery on 29 april 1885. he saw early service in british india, including in the zhob valley expedition in 1890 and with the isazai field force in 1892. promoted to captain on 1 april 1895, he served in the north-west frontier of india under sir william lockhart, and took part in the tirah campaign 1897-98, for which he received the brevet promotion of major on 20 may 1898. he was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 18 june 1900.