 He was appointed Director of the Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division at the Admiralty in December 1943, Chief of Staff for the Eastern Fleet in June 1944 and Chief of Staff for the British Pacific Fleet in December 1944.He became Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff in 1950 and retired in 1955.He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 1962 when he lived at Marlingford Hall.