After this the Australian Corps was removed from the line for rest and training.
Following this, the battalions of the Australian Corps were removed from the line for rest.
Following this, the units of the Australian Corps were withdrawn from the line for reorganisation.
He played a significant role in the success of the Australian Corps in the final months of the war.
He declared himself "full of admiration for the staff work of the Australian Corps."
By 1945, the Australian Corps of Signals numbered some 25,000 men and women.
From 1916 to 1919 he served in the Australian Flying Corps as an air mechanic.
On 5 October the Australian Corps was withdrawn to rest and saw no more fighting before the war ended.
He transferred to the Australian Corps of Signals on its formation in 1925.
Promoted to major, he was attached to the Australian Corps and 5th Division headquarters.