lˈɔːɹd fˈɜːmɔɪ dʒˈɔɪnd ðə ɹˈɔɪəl ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, bˌʌt wɛn ðɪ ɪŋkˈʌmbənt mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt ˌɛmpˈiː fɔːɹ kˈɪŋz lˈɪn wʌz kˈɪld ˌɔn ˈæktɪv sˈɜːvɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd hɪz kəmˈɪʃən ænd stˈʊd fɔːɹ ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛkʃən.
Lord Fermoy joined the Royal Air Force in 1939 at the start of World War II, but when the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for King's Lynn was killed on active service in 1943, he resigned his commission and stood for re-election.