ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, plˈeɪfɛɹ wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl stˈæf ʌvðɪ ɪlˈɛvənθ ˈɑːɹmi ɡɹˈuːp, ɪnðə sˈaʊθ ˈiːst ˈeɪʒə kəmˈænd.
In 1943, Playfair was appointed to the general staff of the 11th Army Group, in the South East Asia Command.