ary ▁Force ▁India ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁Light ▁Hor se . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁India ▁Reserve ▁of ▁Officer ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Captain ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁India ▁Reserve ▁of ▁Officer ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁King ▁George ▁V ' s ▁O wn ▁Lanc ers ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁E ffic iency ▁Dec oration ▁( ED ) ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Deput y ▁Lieutenant . ▁▁ ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁chairman ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Indust ries , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁two ▁ins urance ▁companies . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁life ▁peer ▁as ▁Baron ▁Fer rier , ▁of ▁C ul ter ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Lan ark . ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁four teen ▁cre ations ▁under ▁the ▁Life ▁Pe er age ▁Act ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁introduced ▁as ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁peer ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁December ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁ma iden ▁speech ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁identified ▁with ▁old ▁age ▁p ensions ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁int ract able ▁problem . ▁Gener