When World War II began, he obtained a leave of absence from the Mission Board, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, and was attached to the North Nova Scotia Regiment. He remained with the Regiment, first in Nova Scotia and then in England, until 1943, when he was transferred to a field ambulance section and sent to North Africa.
During World War II, he left his position on the Mission Board, joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, and became part of the North Nova Scotia Regiment. He remained with this unit in Nova Scotia and England until 1943 when he was transferred to a field ambulance section and sent to North Africa.