 His next part was as a chorus boy in "Strike a New Note" at the Prince of Wales Theatre, with Sid Field and Jerry Desmonde, along with the newly formed pairing of Morecambe and Wise.Called up for national service in 1945, he toured the Far East with the "Stars in Battledress" for two years.His first work after the war was in a show called "Gaytime" in Torquay.