The regimental officers regarded his orders as bizarre and a deputation of mid ranking officers approached him on behalf of all the officers with the request that, as they had no confidence in him, Tudor should resign his command. Tudor refused and the brigade commander, on being informed by the regimental padre of the toxic situation that existed in the regiment when a major battle was in the offing, dismissed Tudor who was replaced on 8 October 1941 by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Peter Farquhar.
The regimental officers viewed his orders as unusual, and a delegation of mid-level officers approached him on behalf of all the officers, requesting that Tudor resign due to their lack of confidence in him. Tudor declined, and the brigade commander, informed by the regimental chaplain about the toxic situation within the unit before an upcoming major battle, dismissed Tudor, who was succeeded on October 8, 1941, by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Peter Farquhar.