 He was again mentioned in despatches on 10 September 1901.Hacket Pain was honoured for his service by being made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the September 1901 South Africa honours list (the award was dated to 29 November 1900), and on 10 December 1901 he was promoted to a brevet colonel.During Spring 1902 he fell ill, and was only discharged from hospital in late July, after the end of the war the previous month.