Background
ASTON, Brigade George Grey was born on December 2, 1861. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Aston, Indian Army.
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Brigade George Grey ASTON
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Education
Studied at Westminster School. Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Royal Military Academy.
Career
Entered Royal Marine Artillery, 1879. Captain, 1888; Maior, 1898. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 1900.
Brevet Colonel, 1905.
Employed in the Naval Intelligence Department at. the Admiralty on its) establishment, 1887-1890. Passed the Staff College, 1891.
Professor of Fortification at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, 1896-1899. Doctorate. A. Attorney - General Staff College, 1904-1906.
Member of the Foreign Intelligence Committee, 1886.
Gunnery Manual Committee, 1892. Secretary to Naval Reserves Committee, Admiralty, 1902. Served Soudan, 1884; South Africa, 1899-1900 (despatches, medal with two clasps, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel).
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Membership
Club: Naval and Military.
Interests
Connections
Spouse 1909, Dorothy Ellen,daughter of Vice Admiral. West. Wilson of Clyffe Manor, Wiltshire.
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Nationality
British