 He was promoted to Principal Chaplain for England and Ireland (in the field) and also Deputy Chaplain to the War Office (in London).His duties in the field included overseeing multiple mass burials after major battles and also comforting countless of the dying.In the First World War he went to France with the British Expeditionary Force and was Principal Chaplain to the 7th Division and Assistant Head Chaplain to the 5th Army.