hiː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks hiː wɛnt tə lˈɪv æɾ ˌæbɚɹˈɪstwɪθ, nˈeɪmɪŋ hɪz hˈaʊs bɹˈoʊ ɡˈaɪnɪn, ɐ sˈaɪn ʌv hɪz ɹᵻspˈɛkt fɚðə pˈoʊɪt dˈæfɪd ˈæp ɡwˈɪlɪm.
He retired in 1944, and in 1946 he went to live at Aberystwyth, naming his house Bro Gynin, a sign of his respect for the poet Dafydd ap Gwilym.