hiː hæd sˈɜːvd ɪnðə lˈoʊkəl ˈɑːɹmi ɹɪzˈɜːv jˈuːnɪt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɐ fˈaɪvwˈiːk tɹˈeɪnɪŋ kˈoːɹs wɪððə tˈuː slˈæʃ fˈɪfti ˈeɪt mˈaʊntᵻd ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt æɾ ˈoʊldənbˌɜːɡ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.
He had served in the local army reserve unit from 1934–1935 and later attended a five-week training course with the 2/58 Mounted Artillery Regiment at Oldenburg in 1938.