▁as ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Ley ton ▁East ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁and ▁for ▁W and sw orth ▁Central ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Church ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁in ▁London , ▁England ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁University ▁College , ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁school master ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Army ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁Church ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁then ▁the ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps . ▁He ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁North ▁Russia ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁Centre ▁Column ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 7 ▁Inf ant ary ▁Brigade . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Church ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Military ▁Cross ▁( MC ) ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁and ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁( D SO ) ▁for ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁Mur m ansk ▁Command ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁The ▁c itation ▁noted ▁his ▁" part icular ▁gall antry ▁and ▁ze al ▁during ▁the ▁operations ▁from ▁M ede v ja - g ora ▁to ▁Units a , ▁ 8 ▁June ▁to ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁