sentences:  He spent much of the early period of the Second World War as a PT instructor at Aldershot as well as on troop ships.During this period, he continued to represent Charlton Athletic as well as being a wartime playing guest for Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea among others.On 15 April 1944, he played in Charlton's 3–1 win against Chelsea in the Football League South War Cup Final in front of a crowd of 85,000 at Wembley.