[1] After the outbreak of the Second World War, Biggs was posted as commander of HMS Hero in 1940; he received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) that year for his services in the Second Battle of Narvik,[3] and was awarded a Bar to the DSO for his role in the evacuation of Greece the following year.
[5][6] Biggs then served in the Battle of Crete, before being posted to the Admiralty as Deputy Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord (1942–44).
[2] With the Second World War over, Biggs commanded HMS Royal Arthur (1946–48) and served as Assistant Chief of Supplies at the Admiralty.
In 1955, he became Flag Officer of the Home Fleet Training Squadron and then, from 1956 to 1958 was posted as the last Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
[8] He died on 2 January 1976, leaving a widow (Florence, daughter of Sir Roger Backhouse) and four children.