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Ormond Burton, 1921

Ormond Burton, probably taken in 1921 when he graduated with an MA from Auckland University College. Burton became a Methodist minister and prominent pacifist who developed anti-war views after serving in the First World War.

See Ormond Burton biography here

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Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-035802-F
Photograph: S. P. Andrew Ltd
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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