The outbreak of war halted his research, the results of which he published alongside Thompson in 1914. Also in 1912, he took a post at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, as a lecturer in ancient history and archaeology.
During the war, his research was paused; however, he eventually co-published the results with Thompson in 1914. Concurrently, in 1912, he began teaching as a lecturer at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, focusing on ancient history and archaeology.