the Māori piupiu over his uniform, setting a tradition followed for the duration of the war. . In June 1915 he became Captain of the Fleet to Sir John Jellicoe in with the rank of commodore 1st class. He was granted a special Good Service Pension in July 1915. He was present at the Battle of Jutland, being mentioned in despatches for a third time and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) on 3 June 1916 (in the King's Birthday Honours). On 15 September 1916 he was appointed an Officer of the Légion d'honneur and was promoted to commander in 1917. On 4 December 1916 Halsey was appointed Fourth Sea Lord at the Admiralty, becoming Third Sea Lord in May 1917. In April 1917 he was promoted rear admiral. In that same year, he was also awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, which represents the second highest of eight classes associated with the award. In September 1918 he returned to sea in the battle cruiser in command of the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet and was present at the German surrender at Scapa Flow. He was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1918 and in 1919 received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal of the United States. He served at the Admiralty from March to August 1919, when he became chief of staff to the Prince of Wales for his tour of Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the West Indies, and other colonies in . For this he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) on 1 December 1919, and advanced to Knight Grand Cross (GCVO) on 11 October 1920. Post-war In November 1920 Halsey was appointed Comptroller and Treasurer to the Prince of Wales. He became a member of the Prince's council in 1920, and an extra equerry in 1921. He was promoted vice admiral on 5 July 1921, and retired from the navy on 1 November 1922. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in 1922 after the Prince's visit to India, advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) on 16 October 1925 following the Prince's visit to Africa and South America, and promoted admiral on 4 October