Background
Street Aubyn was born on 23 February 1919 in London, England. He was the eldest son of the 3rd Lord Street Levan and his wife.
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He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public boarding school in Eton, Berkshire.
Career
From 1978 to 2003, he was custodian of the family seat of Street Michael"s Mount in Cornwall. In 1938, he entered Trinity College, Cambridge to study for a degree. His university studies were interrupted by World World War II and his military service.
During his first year at university, in 1938, Street Aubyn joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve) as an officer cadet.
With the outbreak of World World War II in 1939, he was allowed to continue at university. However, he did not complete his degree.
He left university at the end of his second year to join up, having heard about the Dunkirk Evacuation (27 May to 4 June 1940). He and a friend travelled by train from Cambridge to Chatham, Kent.
There, they underwent an interview, and, being officer cadets in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, they were accepted for immediate service.
Having been recruited in Chatham, he was sent to Ramsgate, Kent, to take command of a ship. He became captain of a newly seized Belgian merchant ship, therefore gaining his first independent command at 21 years old. He and his command then joined the little ships of Dunkirk and he became involved in the Dunkirk Evacuation.
He and his ship rescued 150 men from the beaches.
Then, he attended a training course to learn about mine sweeping. In August 1940, he was re-graded from temporary acting sub-lieutenant to temporary sub-lieutenant with seniority from 23 February 1940.
Having completed his training, he was posted to the minsweeper HMS Salamander.
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United Kingdom