In 1931 he moved to Western Australia to be the headmaster of Hale School.
Promoted to major and then lieutenant-colonel he was put in charge of the 2/11th Battalion.
In 1944 he returned to Hale School, before being appointed headmaster of Geelong College in 1945.
He was married to Gladys (Jim) Buntine, who was the Australian Chief Commissioner of Girl Guides from 1962 until 1968.
[5] Their son was educationalist Robert Buntine of The King's School and Newington College.