During the Second World War he served as Director of Shipping in Port at the Ministry of Shipping from 1939 to 1941 and as Head of Port Transit Control at the Ministry of War Transport from 1941 to 1945.
During World War II, he acted as Shipping Director at the Ministry of Shipping from 1939 to 1941 and as Port Transit Control Head at the Ministry of War Transport from 1941 to 1945.