a path for the Pacific Fleet. In 1945 he became Hydrographer to the Navy, supervising the return of the office to peacetime duties. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1945, awarded the CB in 1948 and made KBE in 1949. He retired with the rank of vice admiral in 1950. He and Tien lived in Tasmania in retirement until their deaths. She died in 1962, he in 1982. References Royal Navy officers 1893 births 1982 deaths