Ormond Burton
Ormond Edward Burton (16 January 1893 – 7 January 1974) was a New Zealand-born teacher, soldier, war historian, Christian pacifist, Methodist clergyman, and writer, who was the co-founder (with Archibald Charles Barrington) of the Christian Pacifist Society of New Zealand.[1]
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| Born | 16 January 1893 |
| Died | 7 January 1974 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Occupation | War historian, Soldier |
A soldier in the First World War, and a recipient of the Military Medal for gallantry during a trench raid in 1917, Burton was imprisoned several times for his opposition to the Second World War, and was expelled from the Methodist church. He also wrote a history of the New Zealand Division, which was published as The Silent Division in 1935.[2]
Burton contested the Eden electorate in the 1928 election under the banner Christian Socialist and came a distant last of the four candidates.[3][4]
References
- Cookson, J. E. (1999). "Pacifism and Conscientious Objection in New Zealand". In Brock, Peter; Socknat, Thomas P. (eds.). Challenge to Mars : essays on pacifism from 1918 to 1945. University of Toronto Press. pp. 292f. ISBN 0802043712.
- Grant, David. "Burton, Ormond Edward". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- "Auckland Seats". The New Zealand Herald. LXV (20109). 21 November 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
Further reading
- Crane, Ernest A. I Can Do No Other: A Biography of the Rev. Ormond Burton. Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1986.
- Grant, David. Out in the Cold. Auckland, 1986.
- Grant, David. A Question of Faith: A History of the New Zealand Christian Pacifist Society. Wellington: Philip Garside Publishing, 2004.
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