1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Aberavon Constituency – Biography of Herbert

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Aberavon

CANDIDATE : Herbert

PARTY : Nat. L. & C.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. A. Herbert is a son of the late Col. Aubrey Herbert, who was for 12 years member for Yeovil, and a grandson of the Earl of Caernarvon who was Secretary for the Colonies and a Viceroy of Ireland under Disraeli. Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, he was three times medically rejected for the British Army, but volunteered for the 1st Polish Armoured Division and served with them for five years in the ranks.

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