 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1913 akaenda kunodzidza kuArtillery Officer Chikoro muBucharest; nguva pfupi yapfuura, akatumirwa kunorwa muSouthern Dobruja, panguva yeChipiri Hondo yeBalkan. Akapedza kudzidza muna 1916 aine chinzvimbo chemutevedzeri wechipiri, uye kutanga muna Chikunguru akashanda ne1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Dolj. Akarwa panguva yeRomania Campaign yeHondo Yenyika I, kunyanya muhondo yeMărășești, paakarohwa zvakaipisisa paruoko rwake rworuboshwe paMuncelu, musi wa6 Nyamavhuvhu 1917. Achiri kupora muchipatara, akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant. Muna 1919 akapinda muHungarian-Romanian Hondo, achitungamirira platoon yake kusvika kuBudapest. 