 In October 1918, he was appointed acting Captain, and ended his commission in June 1919.Thereafter, he served on the Royal Air Force reserve list until July 1936.In 1919, he was employed by Sopwith Aviation Company, and was briefly assigned to operating Sopwith Gnu (K-101) on pleasure flights from the beach at Southport, where on 10 June 1919, his engine caught fire.