dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ hiː sˈɜːvd æz dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv ʃˈɪpɪŋ ɪn pˈoːɹt æt ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv ʃˈɪpɪŋ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ænd æz hˈɛd ʌv pˈoːɹt tɹˈænsɪt kəntɹˈoʊl æt ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv wˈɔːɹ tɹˈænspoːɹt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv.
During the Second World War he served as Director of Shipping in Port at the Ministry of Shipping from 1939 to 1941 and as Head of Port Transit Control at the Ministry of War Transport from 1941 to 1945.