Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1939 Ray akanga achishanda muhofisi ye"The Manchester Guardian" muLondon. Pakutanga kweHondo Yenyika Yechipiri akagadzwa semumwe wevanyori vehondo vepepanhau, kutanga neChishanu Destroyer Flotilla muChannel, uyezve kufukidza kumhara kweNorth Africa muna 1942 uye mushandirapamwe weItaly weEighth Army. Pane imwe nhambo, asina chiremera chipi nechipi, akatora kutungamirira kwechinguvana kwepurotoni yeCanada muItaly apo mukuru wayo navaNCO vakuru vakanga vaiswa kunze kwechiito. Akataurwa nezvake mumashoko. Muna 1944 akatamira kuBBC semunyori wenhau nezvekurwiswa kweAmerica nehurumende yeUnited States.
Nijmegen uye neThird Army vanopinda muGermany. Ikokowo, akaratidzira ushingi hunoshamisa, uye akagamuchira rumbidzo yeuto reAmerica.