Complex sentence: In April 1940 he was appointed Inspector of the Royal Armoured Corps, but almost immediately received a new posting as Adviser on Armoured Fighting Vehicles on General Gort's staff at BEF headquarters in France.
Split into simpler sentences: In April 1940, he was appointed Inspector of the Royal Armoured Corps. Pope was soon posted as Adviser on Armoured Fighting Vehicles on General Gort's staff at BEF headquarters in France.