Violet Elton
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English badminton player
Born13 February 1889[1]
India
Died4 March 1969 (aged 80)[2]
Sidmouth, Devon
CountryEngland
SportBadminton
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 February 1889[1] India |
| Died | 4 March 1969 (aged 80)[2] Sidmouth, Devon |
| Sport | |
| Country | England |
| Sport | Badminton |
Violet Helen Strachan Elton (1889-1969) was an English badminton player. She started playing badminton in India at the age of seven. After joining a club playing at the Territorial Drill Hall in Kensington she started to come to prominence. She won five All England titles.[3] She was capped nine times by England between 1924 and 1930. Elton died on March 4, 1969, in Sidmouth.[4]
References
- ↑ "1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6835A". The National Archives, Kew, London. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
- ↑ "Violet Elton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
