[5] He became Commanding Officer of 58th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery within 21st Army Group in 1945.
[5] He was then made Head of the Exercise Planning Staff at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in 1951.
[5] He went to the Imperial Defence College in 1953 and then became Commanding Officer of 40th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in Egypt and Cyprus from 1954 to 1955.
[6] After his death, Lt.-Gen. Sir John Cowley, his housemate at Wellington, wrote to The Times: Since his early years George was a perfectionist.
As subalterns we played against each other in the annual dog fights between sappers and gunners at hockey, squash and golf.