Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nokutanga kweHondo Yenyika II, Villiers akagadzwa kuva Lieutenant muRoyal Naval Reserve muna 1940. Akagoverwa kumutsetse we 24 LCI(L's, kana kuti Landing craft, Infantry (Large). Akarayirwa kuti azviendese mhiri kweAtlantic, nechiverengero chokurasikirwa che 40 muzana chinokarirwa, Villiers akazvipfuudza zvose kunze kwechimwe chete. Akatungamirira "ndege" dzeLCI ((L)'s paD-Day muHondo yeNormandy,
Kupinda muSicily, uye Hondo yeBurma muFar East. Pakupera kweHondo, Villiers akanga akwidziridzwa kuva Commander uye akapiwa British Distinguished Service Cross.