 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akagadzwa kuva Companion weOrder of the Bath mu1944 New Year Honours, McGrigor akarayira kwenguva pfupi Home Fleet vatakuri vendege pakutanga kwegore. Kubva musi wa 27 Kurume 1944 aive Rear Admiral achiraira 1st Cruiser Squadron ine HMS Kent uyezve seye mureza wake achitora chikamu mumabasa kubva kumahombekombe eNorway nemakomisheni kuenda kuNorth Russia. Akataurwa nezvake mumashoko eOperation Counterblast kuparadzwa kwechikepe chemuvengi kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero kwemahombekombe eNorway munaNovember 1944. Kubva musi wa 8 Kubvumbi 1945 akabatawo chinzvimbo cheChipiri-mu-Chirairo cheKumba Fleet, achigamuchira kukwidziridzwa kune Vice Admiral musi wa 15 Kubvumbi 1945. Kurwisa kwokupedzisira kwehondo muEurope, Operation Judgement, kwakaitika kuNorth Norway pasi pehutungamiri hwaMcGrigor musi wa4 Chivabvu 1945. Musi wa 7 Chikumi 1945 ne1st Cruiser Squadron akaendesa Mambo Haakon kuOslo pakudzoka kwake kuNorway mushure memakore mashanu kuBritain, kwaakapihwa rukudzo rweMukuru weNorway Order yeSt. Olav. Akakwidziridzwa kuva Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath muna 1945 Birthday Honours. 