After refresher training in the New Barracks, Fermoy, he went out to France on the Western Front with the 16th (Irish) Division, composed of Irish volunteer troops, under the command of Major-General William Hickie, in the winter of 1915–16.
Following refresher training at the New Barracks in Fermoy, he embarked for France to fight on the Western Front with the 16th (Irish) Division, led by Major-General William Hickie, during the winter of 1915–16.