▁Dev on ▁Ye oman ry ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁but ▁was ▁in val ided ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁Foreign ▁Office , ▁ 1 9 1 6 – 1 7 ; ▁he ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁Royal ▁Sc ots ▁Gre ys , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁France , ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁List ▁Army , ▁as ▁a ▁Captain ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁Tem por ary ▁Major . ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁service ▁Having ▁cont ested ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁of ▁Pen ry n ▁& ▁Fal mouth ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁as ▁a ▁Conserv ative , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁MP ▁in ▁that ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁E lections ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁ ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁MP s , ▁who , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁opposed ▁the ▁Y al ta ▁agreement , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁Poland . ▁He ▁was ▁Fin an cial ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁from ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁in ▁the ▁" C aret aker ▁Government ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁General ▁E lection , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Labour ▁candidate , ▁Ev ely n ▁King . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁Between ▁ 1 9