after the war he became commander of the penang sub-area and of th indian infantry brigade in malaya he was appointed commander of nd indian infantry brigade in  commandant of the school of combined operations in  and commander of st northumberland and durham light infantry brigade in  he went on to be commander of the british military mission to greece in  and general officer commanding the south malaya district and th gurkha division and major general commanding the brigade of gurkhas in  before he retired in 