Iṣe bọọlu afẹsẹgba rẹ ni ìdílọ́wọ́ nipasẹ ogun Agbaye akọkọ, lakoko eyiti o ṣiṣẹ bi ibon ni Royal Field artillery 52nd Lowland Division ati ṣere ni èèkàn fun Rangers ni ọdun mẹta, ti o pada lati ṣe alabapin si aṣaju miiran ni ipolongo 1919 – 20 .. 