Unhappy with the work he applied for and was selected in 1932 to become the first Ceylonese Chief Fire Officer of Colombo Municipal Council.
During World War II he served as Assistant Civil Defense Commissioner and was awarded an OBE for his service.
[1] After leaving the Colombo Fire Brigade he went serve as an Assistant superintendent of police (ASP) in the 1950s.
In the 1960s he worked as an executive in the corporate sector, serving as the General Manager of Pure Beverages Ltd.
In 1962, he appeared in the BBC television programme “This Is Your Life.” with his mentor Tom Breaks the former Chief Fire Officer of Sheffield.