John Paul Wellington Furse
Royal Navy Rear Admiral (1904–1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Paul Wellington Furse CB, OBE, VMH (13 October 1904 – 8 October 1978) was an English naval officer who became a rear-admiral before he retired. He was a painter and botanical illustrator and later a plant hunter with his wife for the Royal Horticultural Society.
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Born | (1904-10-13)13 October 1904 Frimley, Surrey, England |
Died | 8 October 1978(1978-10-08) (aged 73) Smarden, Kent, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1918–1959 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Battles/wars | World War Two (1939-1945) |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Victoria Medal of Honour |
Children | John R. Furse (1935-2018) |
Relations | uncle, Sir William Thomas Furse; uncle, Rev. Michael Bolton Furse; great aunt Marianne North |
Other work | Botanical illustrator, author and plant hunter |
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