▁as ▁an ▁acting ▁captain ▁was ▁the ▁Private ▁Secretary ▁to ▁Mount b atten ▁as ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁India ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Finally , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Senior ▁Staff ▁Officer ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Def ence ▁Staff ▁within ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁substant ive ▁rank ▁of ▁captain ▁( S ) ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁rear ▁adm iral ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁to ▁vice - ad mir al ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁K CB ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours , ▁C SI ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁C IE ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁C VO ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁C BE ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁K St J ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁among ▁his ▁foreign ▁awards ▁were ▁the ▁Special ▁Ros ette ▁of ▁Cloud ▁and ▁B anner ▁( Ch ina ) ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Che val ier ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁and ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁with ▁Pal m ▁( France ) ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and