After further training he was posted to New Guinea in early 1945 as a major, receiving an acting promotion to Lt Col. He spent most of his service on Bougainville Island as AQMG with the second Australian Army Corps serving under Lt. General Stanley Savige.
After further training he was posted to New Guinea in early 1945 as a major, receiving an acting promotion to lieutenant colonel. Most of his service was on Bougainville Island as AQMG with the Second Australian Army Corps, serving under Lt. General Stanley Savige.