 In 1941 he joined the Greek Army in exile in Egypt and soon after, in Alexandria, met White who was then serving with the Royal Air Force.White and Lascaris lived together in Cairo for six years before moving to a small farm purchased by White at Castle Hill, in 1948.After the death of White's mother in 1963, they moved into a large house, Highbury, in Centennial Park, where they lived for the rest of their lives.