 His various appointments included command of Royal Marine deployments in the Middle East and Far East (1939–1945), Commander of 3 Mobile Naval Base Brigade (1943–1944) and Commander of the Small Operations Group (1944–1945).When Tollemache (then Colonel) was appointed to command SOG on its formation in June 1944, Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Hasler was appointed as second-in-command.Following the war, Tollemache became Commander of the Royal Marines Depot (1946–1947) and Director of Pay and Records Office, Royal Marines (1947–1949).