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| + | Aston was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 September, 1881.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26534/pages/4154 no. 26534. p. 4154.] 12 August, 1881.</ref> | ||
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Aston was seconded to the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]] on 1 January, 1896, as Professor of Fortification.Tuke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26694/pages/7532 no. 26694. p. 7532.] 31 December, 1895.</ref> | Aston was seconded to the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]] on 1 January, 1896, as Professor of Fortification.Tuke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26694/pages/7532 no. 26694. p. 7532.] 31 December, 1895.</ref> | ||
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Major-General SIR George Grey Aston, K.C.B., R.M.A. (2 December, 1861 – 2 December, 1938) was an officer in the Royal Marine Artillery.
Life & Career
Aston was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 September, 1881.[1]
Aston was seconded to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 1 January, 1896, as Professor of Fortification.Tuke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1895.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 12 August, 1881.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26694. p. 7532. 31 December, 1895.
Bibliography
- "Maj.-Gen. Sir George Aston" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 3 December, 1938. Issue 48168, col D, pg. 14.
- Aston, Maj.-Gen. Sir George (1919). Memories of a Marine. London: John Murray.
