 He jumped from Tower Bridge into the River Thames to prove their effectiveness and a Parachute Committee was formed with Orde-Lees as secretary to investigate the use of parachutes for pilots.He was awarded the Air Force Cross in the 1919 New Year Honours list, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 10 October.After the war, however, Orde-Lees resigned his commission on 25 April 1919 (reportedly rather than facing a Court Martial after his involvement with a parachuting course for women sponsored by the "Daily Mail") and moved to Japan where he taught parachuting techniques to the Japanese Air Force.