 In 1945 he accepted the largely honorary post of Colonel Commandant of the 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade.Ralph Eastwood married Mabel Vivian Prideaux on 21 April 1921; they had one son, Thomas Hugh Eastwood (12 March 1922– 25 October 1999), who was a composer.Ralph died on 15 February 1959 at Rodmarton in Gloucestershire.