▁wars ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁Beck with - Smith ▁commanded ▁the ▁University ▁Training ▁Cor p ▁at ▁Oxford ▁University . ▁While ▁command ing ▁the ▁Officer ▁Training ▁Cor p ▁the ▁university ▁con ferred ▁an ▁honor ary ▁MA ▁on ▁him . ▁ ▁After ▁att ending ▁the ▁Staff ▁College , ▁Cam ber ley , ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Beck with - Smith ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Gu ards ; ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Times ▁recorded ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁' O ffic er ▁Command ing ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Gu ards ▁Regiment ▁and ▁Regiment al ▁District ' ▁from ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁command ing ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Gu ards ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Process ion ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Tro op ing ▁the ▁Col our ▁and ▁again ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁ 1 4 ▁months ▁serving ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁L ah ore ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁he ▁held ▁various ▁district ▁commands ▁in ▁India ▁before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁ ▁France ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Gu ards ▁Brigade , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Ex