 In July 1943 he was appointed second in command of the 12th Battalion and on their disbandment was posted to the 1st Battalion in Italy and fought at the battles of Anzio and Monte Cassino.On 14 August 1944 he was promoted to Command the 1st Battalion where he fought in Nuremberg, Germany in 1945.As a Staff Officer, he was then posted to the British Middle East Land Forces to support operations in Palestine/Transjordan between 1945-1947.