After the war he became Chief Instructor at the School of Combined Operations at Fremington, was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1948, and then served as Commander of 3 Commando Brigade again in Malta, Hong Kong and Malaya. He went on to be Commander of the Royal Marine Depot, Deal in 1951, was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in October of that year, made Chief of Staff of the Royal Marines in 1952 and appointed Commandant General Royal Marines in 1955. He made an unofficial visit to the 45 Commando landing zone at Suez in 1956, was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1957, and retired in 1959.