 He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1945 and was demobilised as Major, serving on the General Staff, in 1946.He continued to serve with the Territorial Army, and was a Major with the Intelligence Corps before his death.At the 1945 general election, he stood unsuccessfully at the Pembrokeshire constituency in Wales, losing by only 168 votes to the Liberal Party candidate Gwilym Lloyd George.