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John Paul Wellington Furse
Born(1904-10-13)13 October 1904
Frimley, Surrey, England
Died8 October 1978(1978-10-08) (aged 73)
Smarden, Kent, England
AllegianceJohn Paul Wellington Furse United Kingdom
Service/branchJohn Paul Wellington Furse Royal Navy
Years of service1918–1959
RankRear Admiral
Battles/warsWorld War Two (1939-1945)
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Victoria Medal of Honour
ChildrenJohn R. Furse (1935-2018)
Relationsuncle, Sir William Thomas Furse; uncle, Rev. Michael Bolton Furse; great aunt Marianne North
Other workBotanical illustrator, author and plant hunter

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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