In 1939 he was promoted Brevet Colonel and Colonel in command of Administration, Burma Army, then in October 1940 Brigade Commander of the Landi Kotal Brigade.
He served successively as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Delhi and East Punjab (1947–48); GOC Eastern Command (1948); and GOC Southern Command (1948–53), following the retirement of Lt. General E. N. Goddard.
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