After refresher training in the New Barracks, Fermoy, he went out to France on the Western Front with the 16th (Irish) Division, composed of Irish volunteer troops, under the command of Major-General William Hickie, in the winter of 1915–16.
After completing refresher training at the New Barracks in Fermoy, he joined the 16th (Irish) Division, which was composed of Irish volunteer soldiers, under the command of Major-General William Hickie, during the winter of 1915–16 on the Western Front.