hiː mˈuːvd tə ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː fˈiːld ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ɹˈɔɪəl ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fˈɪfti θˈɜːd wˈɛlʃ ˈɪnfəntɹi dᵻvˈɪʒən, bˌʌt wʌz sᵻvˈɪɹli ˈɪndʒɚd nˌɪɹ ðə ɹˈaɪxswəld fˈɔːɹɪst ˈoʊnli ɐ fjˈuː dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ.
He moved to the 133 Field Regiment Royal Artillery in February 1945, part of the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, but was severely injured near the Reichswald forest only a few days later.