hiː sˈɜːvd ɪnðə bˈæɾəl ʌv fɹˈæns, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kɹˈɔs, ænd ðˈɛn wɪððɪ ˈeɪtθ ˈɑːɹmi ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə ænd ðɪ ɪtˈæliən kæmpˈeɪn, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt sˈɜːvɪs ˈɔːɹdɚ.
He served in the Battle of France, where he was awarded the Military Cross, and then with the Eighth Army in North Africa and the Italian Campaign, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.