Education
Ernest Woodford Birch was educated at Hertford Grammar School, Sidney College, Bath, Elstree School and Harrow until 1874. He then went to Oxford and read with a private tutor for twelve months before attending university and afterward served the Indian Civil Service. His studies were interrupted when his father was murdered in Pasir Salak. In January 1876, he was graciously permitted by His Majesty's Government to enter the Colonial Office at Downing Street and worked until 1878, when he was appointed as cadet in the Straits Settlements Civil Service.
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