 He was also beginning to rely too heavily on alcohol in this period as a psychological palliative to the stress of military active service.Whilst in Dublin he rejected offers of a permanent staff position, and returned to rejoin the Battalion in the line.On leaving Ireland on 14 July 1916 he predicted that the Easter Revolutionaries of 1916 would be lionized as patriots in the near future of Ireland's history, whilst those who had fought with the British Arms in World War 1 would be condemned.