After spending seven months, from April to November in Addington Hospital, Vernon was released. The Navy contacted him.
'I'm disabled!' he told them, but the Navy in typical fashion had an answer.
'Not in the head, you're not. Report for duty at Simonstown.'
Vernon became a Naval Liaison Officer in the signals room at Simonstown. To get to wok he had to go through three locked doors. At the third, he had to knock three times before he would be admitted. Once inside he was in for his eight hour shift. It wasn't without interest, however, because the room was the first to hear of news of the war and he followed its progress with interest.
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