James Ashton (Royal Navy officer)

Rear Admiral James Ashton DSO (1883-1951) was a senior Royal Navy officer.

Naval career
Born in 1883, James Ashton was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Naval Engineering College, Devonport. He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He was appointed as Aide-de-camp to King Edward VIII in 1936, and served at the Admiralty during the Second World War.

Rear Admiral James Ashton died on 30 December 1951.