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Code390
Dates1898-1958
Person NameElmhirst; J.V. (Victor) (1898-1958)
SurnameElmhirst
ForenamesJ.V. (Victor)
ActivityVic was one of Leonard's seven brothers. He arrived at Dartington Hall in 1925, shortly after it was bought by Dorothy and Leonard and in those early days he was the man in charge whenever they went away. In charge of Forestry 1927-1928 at Dartington Hall. He was Personnel Officer, 1931-1939 and taught at Dartington Hall School (becoming co-Head with John Wales before Curry's arrival). He later ran the school farm during the war. A kind and gentle man, to whom children were naturally drawn, Vic and his wife, Helen, moved away from Dartington in 1944 to Aish Farm in Stoke Gabriel, which was bought for them by Leonard and Dorothy. Chairman, S. and B. Comm. until 1957. Vic died of cancer in 1958, aged sixty
RelationshipsBrother of Leonard Elmhirst
married Helen MacGregor, 1929
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