[4][5] He was posted away from his regiment to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force fighting in Palestine, serving with the 2nd Battalion, 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry[4] and an Imperial Service Cavalry unit between 13 August to 31 October 1918.
[6] After the war he returned to his regiment and saw further service in Waziristan on the North West Frontier in 1921,[7] receiving promotion to captain on 18 June 1921.
[22] Appointed acting major-general on 31 May 1945,[23] he served as the General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division of the Indian Army.
He received a mention in dispatches on 19 July 1945 for his service in Burma, as a temporary colonel, Indian Armoured Corps.
[25] He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 14 August 1947, ranked as a colonel (temporary major-general), Probyn's Horse.