After retiring from the army he became Public Relations and Appeals Director of The Scottish Institution for War Blinded and in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 1985, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his long and successful work in this field.
During his first posting in India met Margaret, daughter of Andrew Geddis, who herself went on to serve in Burma and Japan with the Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma), known as the WASBs.