After the war he served in various Staff and Regimental appointments until 1959 when he took command of the Mercian Brigade Depot.
Thereafter he served on the staff in FARELF, MOD and HQ BAOR until his retirement in 1972.
He then worked as an RO (Ritired Officer) at the MOD Chessington. A fuller summary is in Firm & Forester November 1972. He had collaborated with Col Jeff Jefferies to research the history of Worcestershire Regiment in the inter-war years. Denis was universally known as a true gentleman in the literal sense of the word. About 20 members of the Regiment attended his funeral. He made an exceptionally generous bequest to the Regiment in his will; see Regimental News.
Lieut.-Colonel Denis James Patrickson died on 2nd December 2001 aged 84, at Twickenham.
Lieut.-Colonel D. J. Patrickson