▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁to ▁Captain ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁bre vet ▁Major ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and ▁Major ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁held ▁appoint ments ▁as ▁A . D . C . ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mad ras , ▁and ▁as ▁General ▁Staff ▁Officer ▁ 3 rd ▁grade ▁at ▁the ▁India ▁Office ▁in ▁London ▁from ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Pow ell ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁and ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁his ▁batt alion , ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁batt alion , ▁ 1 6 th ▁P un j ab ▁regiment . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁the ▁ 1 / 1 6 ▁P un j ab ▁Regiment ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁( J hel um ) ▁Brigade , ▁at ▁Gh ari om , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁the ▁Brigade ▁moved ▁to ▁Mir ▁Ali , ▁with ▁posts ▁at ▁Tal ▁and ▁Dam d il , ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁Raz m ak . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁F ak ir ▁assemble d ▁a ▁large ▁l ash kar ▁( t rib al ▁ra iding