He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his services in South Africa on 29 November 1900. In April 1902, Trotter returned to South Africa with a detachment of men from the Guards regiments. Following the end of the war two months later, Trotter and most of the men returned to the United Kingdom on board the SS Lake Michigan in October 1902.
Trotter received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his work in South Africa on November 29, 1900. Two years later, he led a team of soldiers from the Guards regiments back to South Africa in April 1902. After the war ended, Trotter and most of his men sailed back to England on the SS Lake Michigan in October 1902.