He was wounded in action in Belgium at the Battle of Messines in June 1917 and rejoined his unit in August 1917 at which point he was promoted to 2nd lieutenant, less than eighteen months after enlistment . He was killed early in the first day of the First Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium on 12 October 1917 after establishing a forward command post.
He suffered injuries during combat in Belgium at the Battle of Messines in June 1917 and returned to his unit in August 1917, where he was promoted to 2nd lieutenant just over a year after enlisting. He was fatally wounded on the first day of the First Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium on October 12, 1917 while establishing a forward command outpost.