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- 1914 Jul 20 - 1916 Mar 13 (Creation)
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Correspondence relating to Aston as Brig Gen Commandant Royal Marine Artillery, Eastney Barracks, Portsmouth including letters from Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, MP, Maj Gen Sir Archibald Paris, Lt Col Edward Roden Cottingham, Adm Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Sea Lord, FM Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen, William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne, Adm Charles William de la Poer Beresford, MP; letters relating to Aston's appointment for special service, Admiralty War Staff; letters from Aston enquiring about further employment at the end of his current appointment at Eastney; correspondence with Hankey regarding congestion in ports; papers relating to Aston's appointment on a committee to consider questions relating to submarines; notes by Aston on the Battle of Jutland, May-Jun 1916 and Jellicoe's strategy at the battle. 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