Jack Easton (Royal Navy officer)

Jack Maynard Cholmondeley Easton
Born(1906-05-28)28 May 1906
Maidenhead, Berkshire
Died29 November 1994(1994-11-29) (aged 88)
Chichester, Sussex
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Service years1939–1945
RankLieutenant
CommandsHM MMS 22 (1943–44)
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsGeorge Cross

Jack Maynard Cholmondeley Easton, GC (28 May 1906 – 29 November 1994) was an officer of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) who was awarded the George Cross for gallantry in defusing a parachute mine at Hoxton, the East End of London, during the Blitz on 17 October 1940. Notice of his award appeared in the London Gazette on 23 January 1941.

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