After the war he joined GEC in 1921 and became Assistant Manager of the Southampton Office meeting his wife Ethyl Winifred Thompson (9 years his senior) and marrying her in Birmingham in 1925 when he was 26 and she was 35 years old. In 1936 he was called up for an interview offering him the position of GEC Manager Far East Branch (he already knew the reason due to the office grapevines!). With his wifes agreement he accepted the appointment and prepared to leave for Hong Kong where they lived in some style at 160, The Peak, a highly sort after residential area, with the usual chauffeur, gardener, cook and cleaners. In December 1938 having served there for 2 years a cable arrived informing him his father, now 85, was gravely ill. WIth company agreement an Imperial AIrways flying boat brought him home. The journey took him a week, since travel was by daylight with a maximum range of 500 miles and with the need to land on water. There was a blessing in this because there were overnight stops in Bangkok where Harold had dinner with his cousin Frank Weaver Margrett and in Calcutta where his half brother Philip was the local GEC member. He finally arrived in London on Boxing Day and although wanting to get to Birmingham as swiftly as possible was obliged to spend some time with Lord Hurst (who had just lost his wife) before taking the train to Birmingham. His father was still alive but because the doctors could give no idea of how long he had left Harold was forced to take his leave and retrace his steps back to the Far east. On arrival at Kytak airport Hong Kong he was greeted by Winnie with a telegram informing them of Fredericks death.