World War II
In 1940, having worked with Smith's Weekly, one of Australia's most patriotic newspaper-style magazines, and The Wagga Advertiser, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force. He trained as an infantryman and later completed an officer course before serving in New Guinea, the world's second largest island. While convalescing in Sydney in 1943 he met his future wife Hazelle, a young VAD/VAR.
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