Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Mgbe Agha Ụwa nke Abụọ tiwapụrụ, a họpụtara Villiers dị ka Lieutenant na Royal Naval Reserve na 1940. E kenyere ya ọrụ n'ụgbọ mmiri nke LCI (L) 24, ma ọ bụ Landing craft, Infantry (Large). N'ịbụ onye e nyere iwu ibuga ha n'ofe Oké Osimiri Atlantic, na-atụ anya na a ga-atụfu pasent 40 ha, Villiers mere ka ha nile gafee n'enweghị nsogbu ma e wezụga otu. O duziri "ụgbọelu" nke LCI (L) na D-Day na Agha nke Normandy, na mbuso agha nke Sicily
, na Burma Campaign na Far East. Ka ọ na-erule ngwụcha nke Agha ahụ, e buliri Villiers n'ọkwa onye ọchịagha ma nye ya ihe nrite British Distinguished Service Cross.