George
Firstname
Aubrey
Middle Name
Jones
Surname
Date of Birth
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Date of Death:
1928 - 35
Family
Married June Scott in 1950 and had two sons and a daughter.
School Record
Boarder and a member of the Hockey X1. He was awarded his 2nd string colours for the Inter-School Sports.
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R. N. V. S. R.
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Service Record
Lt. Commander
Campaign Medals
Post War Career
His interest in sailing led to him joining the Royal Navy Voluntary Supplementary Reserve and he joined up at the outbreak of war. He served mostly in Submarine Depot ships as far apart as West Africa and Newfoundland. He ended the War as Secretary to the Senior Officer Harwich.
He, with a friend, founded a a Deben based yacht charter and brokerage company from the Stables of the Old Maltings in Waldringfield. This later blossomed into the East Coast Yacht Agency at Woodbridge. For three decades,he wrote a column of Suffolk and North Essex notes in the Yachting Monthly. He retired to his farm in 1966, still retaining his interest in nautical affairs which included the preservation of Thames barges.
Burial Information
Additional Information
Obituary OIM No.31 of 1983 at pages 83/4.
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