dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ, hiː wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd æz ɐ sˈɛkənd luːtˈɛnənt ʌvðɪ ˈɪnfəntɹi ɪnðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ɹɪzˈɜːv kˈɔːɹ ænd lˈeɪɾɚ pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tə kˈæptɪn ɪnðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚmˌæstɚ kˈɔːɹ, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɹʌm mˈeɪ θˈɜːtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, tʊ ˈɔːɡəst fˈɪftiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn.
During the First World War, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant of the Infantry in the Officers’ Reserve Corps and later promoted to captain in the Quartermaster Corps, serving from May 13, 1917, to August 15, 1919.