Gordon Elchin ( born Gordon Alchin ; January 1894 - May 14, 1947 ) is a British poet , pilot, judge, and politician.
| Gordon Elchin | |
|---|---|
| English Gordon alchin | |
| Date of Birth | January 1894 |
| Date of death | May 14, 1947 |
| Nationality |  Great Britain |
| Occupation | poet , pilot , judge , politician |
| Spouse | Sylvia Wrensted |
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Biography
Origin
Gordon Elchin was born in 1894 in the family of Alfred Head Elchin in Rusthall, Kent . He studied at the Tonbridge School and at Brasenos College, Oxford University , but was forced to interrupt his studies after the outbreak of the First World War . After demobilization in 1919 he returned to Oxford and continued his research activities. In 1924 he married Sylvia Wrensted. Together they had a son and a daughter. Supurga Elchin died in 1939 [1] .
Professional career
Elchin served in the British Army during World War I. In the years 1914-1915. had the rank of second lieutenant and fought with the Royal Field Artillery in Flanders . In 1915 he joined the Royal Flight Corps .
In 1922 he became a lawyer and was engaged in judicial activities until 1940. In 1940, he joined the Royal Air Force volunteer reserve. In the years 1940-1945. served as a judge in the districts of Edmonton and Bow, districts of London [1] .
Political career
Elchin participated in the parliamentary elections in 1929 . He ran for the Liberal Party in Tonbridge . The constituency at that time was considered a place dominated by conservatives. And although he could not achieve victory, he managed to push the candidate from the Labor Party to third place [2] .
Works
Gordon Elchin wrote poetry and short stories [1] . He was one of the poets whose poems were published in the anthology of The Muse in Arms , a collection of military poetry published in November 1917 during the First World War [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 'ALCHIN, His Honor Judge Gordon', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 31 Jan 2016
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ Fields of Agony: British Poetry of the First World War , Stuart Sillars, 2007