 For his service in Burma he received his final mention in dispatches in September 1946.Tuker reverted to his substantive rank of major-general and after taking some leave himself, became Commander, Lucknow District in November 1945.Knighted with the KCIE in the 1946 New Year Honours, he was promoted once more to acting lieutenant-general on 21 January and appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, India.