 He was serving attached to the Burma Military Police when the Japanese invaded in 1941.For his services on the retreat from Burma he was Mentioned in Despatches ("London Gazette" 28 October 1942).He attended the Staff College at Quetta and then saw further service in Burma, receiving another Mention in Despatches ("London Gazette" 5 April 1945) and later was awarded the Military Cross ("London Gazette" 17 January 1946) as a temporary Major attached the Burma Intelligence Corps.