Date of birth:

May 28th, 1906 (Maidenhead district/Berkshire, Great Britain)

Date of death:

November 29th, 1994 (Chichester/Sussex, Great Britain)

Nationality:

British

Jack Easton served with HMS Vernon and later with MMS 6 (M/S), MMS 62 (M/S) and Commanding officer MMS 22 (M/S).

Promotions:
?: Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant;
?: 1st Lieutenant.

Career:
1939: Enlistment Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves;
1940: Land Disposal Section H.M.S. Vernon;
June 23rd, 1942: Motor Minesweeper H.M.S. MMS 6;
August 7th, 1942: Motor Minesweeper H.M.S. MMS 66;
February 15th, 1943: Commanding Officer Motor Minesweeper H.M.S. MMS 22;
1945: William Easton and Sons, London.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant

Unit:

Enemy Mines Section, HMS Vernon, Chatham, Royal Navy

Awarded on:

January 23rd, 1941

Received his award for dismantling a mine in Hoxton, East End in London on 17 October 1940.
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"Easton, with his assistant Bennett Southwell attempted to defuse a mine suspended inside a damaged house. When the fusing engaged, the two men evacuated the house, but were caught by the explosion. Easton was seriously wounded, and Southwell killed."

Invested by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 23 September 1941.

In fact Easton suffered a fractured skull, a broken back, and broken legs: his gallant assistant – Ordinary Seaman Bennett Southwell – was less fortunate, his decapitated body being discovered six weeks later.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

With "FRANCE AND GERMANY" clasp.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo: George Cross Database
• - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 21st January 1941, Issue 35051, dated 23rd January 1941
  - Unit Histories
  - Easton, J. M. C. Wavy Navy anthology London Harrap 1950 pp48-56 - Noonans Mayfair: Auctioneers and Valuers