He was on the staff of St Michael's College, Llandaff, from 1914 to 1926,[3] during which period he was also a Chaplain to the Forces from 1915 to 1919.
[4] He was interviewed on 29 October 1915 and was described as married with 5 children and medically fit for service at home and abroad.
[5] In November 1915, he was posted to France and attached to a Casualty Clearing Station.
He was ill with trench fever in August 1916 but returned to duty one month later, serving in England, in France with the British Red Cross and in Italy.
[6] In June 1930 he availed himself of the provisions of the Clerical Disabilities Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict.