Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Aneta nebasa rake romuzinda mukuru, Spurdle akazvipira nokuda kwebasa somutariri anotsigira ndege. Apedza kurovedzwa pamabasa enhepfenyuro, Spurdle akapinda mu
Operation Varsity, kuyambuka kweRhine kwechipiri kunobva mudenga. Akabatanidzwa neBritish 6th Airborne Division, akanga ari mutungamiri wemapoka matatu eRAF redhiyo. Yakasvika ne glider paWesel musi wa 24 March, zvikwata zvake zvakapiwa basa rokubata kutsigirwa kwemhepo kwemauto epasi akabatanidzwa muchiito. Nokuda kwebasa rake panhambo iyi, iye akanongedzerwa kwaari mumashoko. Gare gare akabatanidzwa ku11th Armoured Division, achishanda mubasa rakafanana rekuronga mabasa ehondo mukutsigira mauto eBritish sezvavakapfuurira kuElbe, kwaakapedza hondo muna May 1945.