AUBERTIN, Jack Stanley

Rank: 
Sergeant
Unit / Base: 
'45 Commando RM'
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Number: 
PO.X.2916
Honours & Awards: 
Jack Aubertin 45 Commando
Sergeant Jack Aubertin from Coventry was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service in Malaya during the period 1st July to 31st December, 1951 [1][2].
Jack attended Holbrooks School, Coventry, and joined the Royal Marines in 1937 aged 16 on a 15 year regular engagement. He had previously served on HMS Malaya, HMS Valiant, and HMS Vengeance, and had been with 3 Commando Brigade RM in Malaya for a year [3].
 
Sources
[1] London Gazette 39507, page 1880.
[2] National Archives file WO373/130/123.
[3] [Image] Report in the Coventry Evening Telegraph 29 April 1952.
 

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