ASHMORE, Edward (#268)

Alan Pollock’s Rough Notes:

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward ASHMORE GCB DSC RN was born in December, 1919 and his career is well covered in his book “The Battle and the Breeze”. He and his younger brother, Sir Peter, were sons of Vice Admiral L C Ashmore CB DSO.

His war service on BIRMINGHAM, JUPITER and MIDDLETON developed into a SIGNALS speciality, becoming Flag Lt 4th CRUISER SON and here is primarily to represent the Royal Navy’s participation in the PACIFIC WAR, the vital development of interoperable CODES and SIGNALS procedures and his close appreciation of the top US and British naval commanders in the Pacific War and, through his presence there, to represent the final act of the War in the Far East and Pacific, the SURRENDER of JAPAN on the USS MISSOURI