Pentland remained in the camp until the end of the war and then returned to England. During his recuperation, he met Nahneen Hayes, a war widow working as a nurse with a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD); the couple married in 1923.
After the war, Pentland remained with his faction until its conclusion and then headed back to England. While recovering, he encountered Nahneen Hayes, a war widow who worked as a nurse for a VAD unit; they tied the knot in 1923.