hiː hɐdbɪn sˈɪɹiəsli wˈuːndᵻd ɪnðə kˈɪdniz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz wˈɔːɹ sˈɜːvɪs ænd wʌz ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli ˈɪl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z.
He had been seriously wounded in the kidneys during his war service and was increasingly ill during the 1930s.