Reddish akapinzwa muSecond Australian Imperial Force nenhamba yebasa NX105 musi wa 26 Kurume 1940 uye akadzokera kuCitizens Military Force musi wa 15 Gumiguru 1945. Semutungamiriri webhatiri mu &lt;a href="2/6th%20Field%20Regiment%20%28Australia%29"&gt;2/6th Field Regiment&lt;/a&gt;, 7th Division akashanda muPalestine, Egypt, Mersa-Matruh neSyria. Reddish akapiwa Distinguished Service Order (DSO) nokuda kwehutungamiri hwake munguva yeSyria neLebanon. Somutevedzeri wamakoronari akatungamirira chikwata chake kurwisa maJapan muNew Guinea campaign, achirwa muOwen Stanley Ranges
. Akatorawo chikamu muSalamaua<unk>Lae uye Finschhafen zviito. Pamwe chete neDSO, iye akanongedzerwa kwaari kaviri muDespatches. Reddish akasimudzirwa kuva temporary lieutenant colonel musi wa 15 April 1942 (akaitwa substantive musi wa 1 September) uye kuva colonel (temporary brigadier) musi wa 17 November 1943. Munguva yehondo yake yehondo akatungamira &lt;a href="2/4th%20Field%20Regiment%20%28Australia%29"&gt;2/4th&lt;/a&gt; uye &lt;a href="2/6th%20Field%20Regiment%20%28Australia%29"&gt;2/6th Field Regiments&lt;/a&gt;. Akasimuka kuti ave Mutungamiriri weRoyal Artillery we6th Division.