I only happen to know certain things about him due to the English school I attended.
The forms were named after various noteworthy Brits.
Nelson, Fleming, Livingstone, Wren etc.
Elgar was amongst them too and the school insisted we researched as much about these individuals as was possible.
It's been a habit of mine ever since. The lives of great men can be equally, if not more interesting and impressive than their achievements.
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