hˈæɹoʊbi dʒˈɔɪnd ðə jˈʌŋ sˈoʊldʒɚz bɐtˈæliən ʌvðə sˈaʊθ stˈæfɚdʃɚ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, wˌaɪl æɾ ˈiːtən.
Harrowby joined the young soldiers' battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1940, while at Eton.