▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁Officer ▁Training ▁Corps , ▁command ing ▁the ▁art illery ▁section . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁local ▁captain ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁received ▁that ▁rank ▁on ▁a ▁substant ive ▁basis ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁major ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁rising ▁to ▁be ▁Senior ▁Inst ruct or ▁in ▁G unn ery ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁School ▁of ▁Art illery , ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁temporary ▁lieutenant - col onel , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁E ffic iency ▁Dec oration ▁( TD ). ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Le f roy ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery , ▁the ▁only ▁non - regular ▁recip ient , ▁for ▁" fur ther ing ▁the ▁science ▁and ▁application ▁of ▁art illery " ▁▁ ▁His ▁experience ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁came ▁in ▁useful ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁on ▁a ▁staff ▁course , ▁and ▁the ▁instruct or ▁was ▁having ▁great ▁difficulty ▁explaining ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁guns ight , ▁he ▁offered ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁instruct or ▁explain ▁( to ▁the ▁horror ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁students ), ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁thank ed ▁by ▁the ▁instruct or , ▁" Thank ▁you