During the Great War, when King Maximillian Acorn tasked Commander St. John to escort Queen Alicia and Prince Elias to safety on Angel Island from the Overlanders, Sommersby was among the team picked and led by St. John to protect the royal couple on their journey. Their journey came to an abrupt end, however, as the transport was attacked by an Overlander patrol and, while able to reach the Island itself, crash landed. While Sommersby and Elias survived, the Queen was badly injured, and St. John and the rest of the team did not survive. (KtE: #20, #21)