 He became Flag Officer (Air) for the East Indies Station in 1945, Flag Officer (Air) for the British Pacific Fleet and East Indies Fleet in 1946 and Senior Naval Representative for British element of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in Australia in 1947.He went on to be Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1948.He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1950 Birthday Honours and retired in 1951.