Then in 1951 he was made General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Western Command.

Then in 1911 he was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Northern Command.

In 1941 he was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command.

He was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Africa, from 1905 to 1908.

He became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command in 1941.

He was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command from 1907 to 1910.

He then served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Southern Command from 1916 to 1919.

In 1944 he was appoined General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Northern Command.

After successful completion of the course, he was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command.

He became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command in 1959.