hiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə sˈɜːv ɪn ɡɹˈiːs, kɹˈiːt, ðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst, seɪlˈɑːn ænd nˈuː ɡˈɪni, wˌɛɹ hiː kəntɹˈæktᵻd mælˈɛɹiə.
He went on to serve in Greece, Crete, the Middle East, Ceylon and New Guinea, where he contracted malaria.