Background
Gurdon was the eldest son of Robert Gurdon, 1st Baron Cranworth and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Gurdon was the eldest son of Robert Gurdon, 1st Baron Cranworth and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Trinity College.
In early 1900, he joined the Norfolk Artillery as a Second Lieutenant, and he was promoted to Lieutenant on 25 August 1900, whilst fighting in the Second Boer War. He was wounded, but was discharged from hospital to duty in May 1902, before returning home. He inherited his father"s title in October 1902 and later became a Captain.
In 1937, he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 358th (Suffolk) Medium Regiment and on retiring in 1948, was made a Knight of the Garter.