| Timeline |
| 1883 |
Born 28 May in Halifax, Yorkshire |
| 1888 |
Begins to play music at age of 5 |
| 1890 |
Begins to compose (age 7) |
| 1900 |
Begins studies at Royal College of Music; Fellow of the Royal College of Organists |
| 1904 |
Begins four year tour of Italy and Germany |
| 1908 |
Appointed director of the Royal College of Music |
| 1919 |
Appointed Principal Director of Music, Royal Air Force |
| 1925 |
Appointed Master of Music at Winchester College |
| 1935 |
First chairman of The National Federation of Music Societies |
| 1938 |
Appointed director of the Royal College |
| 1941 |
Knighted |
| 1943 |
Elected president of Halifax Chamber Music Society |
| 1964 |
Dies 29 September in Winchester |
