 Poett returned to his battalion after a period as General Staff Officer, and then spent some time in Britain on leave.When he returned in 1934 he was trained on the Vickers machine gun, and then gazetted as the battalion's next adjutant.Poett took another period of leave to visit his brother-in-law in Australia, and during the journey met and fell in love with his future wife, Julia, on the ship from Bombay to Calcutta.