sentences:  He became Flag Captain to the Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet in the battleship HMS "Queen Elizabeth" in June 1923, Flag Captain to the Flag Officer Commanding the 3rd Battle Squadron in the battleship HMS "Iron Duke" in October 1924 and Director of Naval Ordnance at the Admiralty in June 1925.He was appointed a naval aide-de-camp to the King on 12 April 1928.Promoted to rear admiral on 5 October 1928 and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 3 June 1929, he became Rear Admiral commanding the Destroyer Flotillas in the Mediterranean Fleet with his flag in the cruiser in August 1930 and Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy in March 1932.