Second World War
As a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, he was involved with the Battle of Crete and he was captured in 1941. Whilst a prisoner of war, he laid plans for a bird observatory and birdwatchers' hostel, but also for other aspects of island life, e.g. a marketing scheme for the island's products, including Fair Isle knitwear.
In addition, he, along with John Buxton, Peter Conder and others, conducted ornithological work in Oflag VIB in Dossel (now part of Warburg) and Oflag VIIB prisoner-of-war camps., He was repatriated in October 1943.
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