Naval Career
Pulford began his career in the Royal Navy in 1905 as a Naval Cadet at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. After serving as a midshipman on the HMS Russell and HMS Lion, and as a sub-lieutenant on HMS Larne, he became a pilot on the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in December 1914.
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