David Eyton-Jones | |
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Born | |
Died | 1 August 2012 | (aged 88)
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1944-1947 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Royal Sussex Regiment Special Air Service |
Battles / wars | World War II Italian Campaign Palestine Emergency |
Relations | Hugh Eyton-Jones (grandfather) Thomas Eyton-Jones (great grandfather) John Eyton-Jones (great uncle) William Eyton-Jones (cousin) |
Captain Arthur David Eyton-Jones (8 March 1923 – 1 August 2012) was a British Army officer with the Special Air Service (SAS) during World War II, director of a tea company, landscape gardener and chaplain.[1] He is best known for his involvement in Operation Tombola.