No man's land
In his later years he took up writing, and wrote a number of books in Danish. The best known is "Tanne", about his famous sister. In 1929 he published the book "No man's land: En dansker med canadierne ved vestfronten." It was translated into English in 1930 under the title "Merry Hell!: A Dane with the Canadians." The book describes his troublesome way to the Western Front as well as the events that won him the VC.