 While at SPRI, he assisted Fuchs in the first-ever [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition|crossing of the Antarctic continent]] — the original aim of Shackleton's Endurance expedition.He also contributed to the British [[Naval Intelligence Handbooks|"Naval Intelligence Division Geographical Handbook Series"]] that was published during the Second World War.Both the [[University of Glasgow]] and [[University of Hull]] awarded him honorary doctorates (LLD).