Ia tusia se faaauauga o lenei palakalafa - Ina ua amata le Taua Lona Lua a le Lalolagi, sa iai McKinnon i Egelani i se aʻoaʻoga mo le au fanafana. Na auai o ia i le vaega a le 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force ma tautua ai ma le 3rd New Zealand Division i le taimi o le tauvaga i le Solomon Islands
. Na avea muamua o ia ma taʻitaʻi o le 28th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment ae ina ua faʻamavaeina lana vaega ia Iulai 1942, na ia aveina le 29th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Na alu atu o ia ma lana vaega i le Treasury ma Green Islands. Ina ua faamalolo le vaega i le 1944, na toe foʻi ai o ia i Egelani e auai i le Kolisi o le Aufaigaluega i Camberley. Ina ua uma ona faauma lana aʻoaʻoga, sa auai loa o ia i le Vaega Lona 2 a Niu Sila, i le taimi na tau ai i Italia ma le Eighth Army, faatasi ai ma isi ofisa o le au fanafana na auauna i le Pasefika. Ina ua taunuu i Italia i le masina o Fepuari 1945, sa avea ai o ia ma sui pule o le 4th Field Regiment ma le 6th Field Regiment.