ˈæftɚ hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə bɹˈɪtən, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd dˈɛpjuːɾi ˈædʒuːtənt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl æɾ ˈɔːldɚʃˌɑːt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn, ænd tʃˈiːf stˈæf ˈɑːfɪsɚ fɔːɹ aɪ kˈɔːɹ wɪððə tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɹˈæŋk ʌv bɹˌɪɡɐdˈɪɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, ˌɔn wˈʌn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.
After his return to Britain, he was appointed deputy adjutant general at Aldershot in 1901, and chief staff officer for I Corps with the temporary rank of brigadier general, on 1 April 1902.