La Frantz told of facing Gilbert during a match while playing for Queensland Colts, and Gilbert's delivery thumped into the wicket keeper's gloves before La Frantz had had a chance to raise his bat past waist height. He was the only bowler ever to intimidate La Frantz in the "pre-Bodyline" era.Queensland v New South Wales, First-Class matches in Australia 1941/42 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2015. La Frantz enlisted in the Australian Army less than two weeks later, and reached the rank of warrant officer class two by the end of the war with Mention in DispatchesLA FRANTZ, ERROLD CAMPBELL – WW2 Nominal Roll. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
