Born in Portsmouth, England into a seafaring family he has spent much of his

life either living close to the sea or working on it from his career in the Royal

Navy.

His secondary education was spent at the Royal Hospital School, a boarding

institution with strong seafaring links prior to studying for a degree in History

& International Relations at the London School of Economics (2005-2008),

where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Following a period working in education, focused on helping under privileged

children in inner city London, he decided to follow family tradition and joined

the Royal Navy in 2011. Passing out of Britannia Royal Naval College in

December of the same year he proceeded to sea for his professional training

as a Warfare Officer. Following success in training he has spent a significant amount of time at sea on a number of different classes of ship including the

Air Defence Destroyer HMS DUNCAN.

The link to France was a rewarding 2-year exchange with the Marine

Nationale living in Toulon and serving in the Aircraft Carrier, Charles de

Gaulle, where he deployed on operations to the Eastern Mediterranean and

Indo-Pacific region. On return to the UK in 2020 he was promoted to

Lieutenant Commander and has continued to contribute towards FrancoBritish

cooperation in defence. He has recently qualified as a Principal

Warfare Officer and in July will deploy for 6 months, working in a NATO Task

Group.

He lives in Portsmouth, Hampshire with his wife Bryony, son Jude and dog

Lenny.