 In 1953 he was appointed GOC-in-Chief, East Africa Command where he was responsible for managing the response to the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya and led Operation Anvil in Nairobi in April 1954.He was GOC-in-Chief, Southern Command from 1955 to 1958 when he retired.He was an Aide-de-Camp General to the Queen from 1955 to 1965.