Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - I te marama o Akuhata 1942 i whakawhiwhia ia ki tetahi komihana ohorere ki te Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) ka whakawhiti wawe atu ki te Glider Pilot Regiment. I te tau 1944 i mahi ia hei Kaiwhakahaere Wāhanga, F Squadron (No. 2 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment, he waahanga o nga Airborne Forces i Arnhem
He aha? I te wa o tana reti, hei Hon. Kapene i te 25 o Noema 1953, i tukuna ia ki te Black Watch.