Complex sentence: At the time of the outbreak of war, Bates was working as a carpenters labourer Bates joined the Royal Norfolk Regiment in 1940 after it had returned from being stationed in Delhi, British India.
Split into simpler sentences: At the time of the outbreak of war, Bates was working as a carpenters labourer. He joined the Royal Norfolk Regiment in 1940 after it had returned from being stationed in Delhi, British India.