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James Ashton
Born1883
Died30 December 1951
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankRear Admiral
Battles / warsFirst World War, Second World War
AwardsDSO

Rear Admiral James Ashton DSO (1883–1951) was a senior Royal Navy officer.

Born in 1883, James Ashton was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Naval Engineering College, Devonport. He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and was invested as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in 1917.[1] He was appointed as Aide-de-camp to King Edward VIII in 1936, and served at the Admiralty during the Second World War.[2]

Rear Admiral James Ashton died on 30 December 1951, aged 68.[3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30285/supplement/9536/data.pdf
  2. ^ Who's Who
  3. ^ Obituary, The Times, 1 January 1952, p.8
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