He served as a bombardier in Malaya and in Singapore before being taken prisoner by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in February 1942. He was imprisoned in Changi Prison and also forced to work on the infamous Thai-Burma Railway.
Before being taken prisoner by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore in February 1942, he served as a bombardier in Malaya and Singapore. He was held in Changi Prison and also forced to labor on the infamous Thai-Burma Railway.