 He refused and was thrown into the notorious Stanley Jail in May 1942 where he was starved and brutalised.When he remained firm in his allegiance to the British on his return to the prison camps he was again incarcerated in Stanley Jail where he was starved and tortured for five months.He was then returned to the original camp, where he continued in his allegiance to the British, and even helped to organise escape attempts by other prisoners.