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- 1913 Feb 28 - 1914 (Creation)
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Diary with daily entries relating to Aston's temporary appointment Special Service, Admiralty War Staff including account of a meeting with Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty; Aston's appointment as Colonel of the Second Royal Marine Artillery; letter from Churchill recommending Aston for a KBE; conflict between the War Office and the Admiralty; account of talk with Lt Gen Sir John Spencer Spencer Ewart on Staff Duties; account on discussion on the decline of the idea of an Imperial Navy with contributions from within the empire and move towards the treaty system of international diplomacy. 1 file
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The originals are held at the Royal Marines Museum, Eastney. The balance of the collection at Eastney consists of further newspaper cuttings relating to army training reports by Aston, 1921-1925 and 1933, and reviews of his books; further writings, 'Four