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'''December 16th. 1938'''. Appointed Substantive Chief Officer - 1/M.
On return from Home leave (May 5th. 1938 to February 16th. 1939) he was appointed 2/M on the "[[Fatshan II]]", then as 1/M on the "[[Kingyuan]]", "[[Kanchow]]", "[[Nanchang II]]", "[[Whangpu.]]", "[[Suiyang]]", "[[Kweiyang II]]", "[[Chekiang I]]".
'''December 8th. 1941'''. The "[[Chekiang I]]" was captured by the Japanese and he became a Prisoner of War. Initially interned in Shanghai, reported to be in a P.O.W. camp at Woosung on January 2nd. 1943, and in a Chungking P.O.W. camp on July 23rd. 1943. Eventually being shipped to Japan where he was forced to work in a Japanese coal mine. On the termination of hostilities he was returned to the UK by the "Queen Mary" arriving in the U.K. on November 18th. 1945.
