hiː fˈɔːt ɪnðə wˈɛstɚn dˈɛzɚt, nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə, ɡɹˈiːs ænd ˈɪɾəli, ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli tˈʊk ˌʌp bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp.
He fought in the Western Desert, North Africa, Greece and Italy, and eventually took up British citizenship.