 He relinquished his command of the 15th battalion and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel in the army on 3 September 1902.For his service in the war, he was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.After his return to the United Kingdom, he was promoted to the substantive rank of major in the Lovat Scouts Imperial Yeomanry in 1903.