Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Dịka akụkụ nke nhazi nke RAAF mgbe ntiwapụ nke Agha IIwa nke Abụọ na Septemba 1939, e guzobere No. 2 Group na Sydney na November 20, na Cole na iwu. Òtù ahụ na-achịkwa ndị agha ụgbọelu na New South Wales. E buliri Cole elu ka ọ bụrụ onye na-ahụ maka ụgbọ elu na-adịru nwa oge na Disemba, wee buru ọrụ nke Central Area Command, nke nọchiri No. 2 Group, mgbe e guzobere ya n'afọ ọhụrụ. N'ọnwa Septemba afọ 1941, e zigara ya na North Africa dịka onye isi ndị agha No. 235 Wing RAF nke Desert Air Force, ebe o nyeere aka guzobe otu agha agha agha ọhụrụ, No. 459 Squadron RAAF. E zigara ya na England na isi ụlọ ọrụ No. 11 Group na May 1942, ọ rụrụ ọrụ dị ka Forward Air Controller nke
Dieppe Raid na 19 Ọgọstụ, na-ahụ maka ijikọ ndị Allied ikuku na-ekpuchi n'ụsọ oké osimiri French n'ụgbọ HMS "Calpe". Ka ọ na-eme nke ahụ, ọ merụrụ ahụ nke ukwuu n'agba na n'elu ahụ mgbe ndị agha Germany ji egbe wakpo ụgbọ ahụ; ọ chọrọ ịwa ahụ na-eme ka ọ dị mma ma nọrọ ọtụtụ izu iji gbakee. Ngosipụta obi ike ya n'oge a na-eme ihe mere ka o nweta ihe nrite nke Distinguished Service Order, a na-ebipụta ọkwa ahụ na mgbakwunye na "London Gazette" na 2 Ọktọba 1942. N'otu ọnwa ahụ, e mere ya onye isi ndị ọrụ ụgbọelu (AOC) RAF Northern Ireland, na ọkwa nke onye isi ndị ọrụ ụgbọelu, ọ bụ ezie na a kọwara iwu ahụ na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke Australia na agha ahụ dị ka "mmiri mmiri".