 Four years later, he received the command of the 1st Battalion of his regiment and in 1934 became colonel, being then attached to the War Office.After two years he came in charge of the 3rd Infantry Brigade and took part in the Waziristan campaign until 1938.He was promoted major general later that year, and became General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, a Territorial Army formation, until February 1940.