Conversation so far:
What is the far east and Miles Dempsey about?
Miles Dempsey was appointed to the command of the British Fourteenth Army and GOC in C Malaya Command and Land Force Commander.
Did anything significant happen to Miles Dempsey during his arrival in the far east?
By the time Miles Dempsey had arrived however, the war in the East was also over.
What did Miles Dempsey do in the military?
During the First World War Dempsey, aged just 17, volunteered for the British Army and, after graduating was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Berkshire Regiment.

Question: Were there any wars during this time frame?
Self-contained rewrite: Were there any wars when Miles Dempsey was 17?