Aubrey John

Au·brey

 (ô′brē), John 1626-1697.
English antiquarian and writer whose Brief Lives, published posthumously, contains character sketches of notable thinkers and writers of 17th-century England.
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Both brother and sister were instilled with a great respect for military valour by their father Christopher Aubrey John, who was a major in the Royal Signals in World War II.
The bidder before me said, 'This is getting very expensive.' "And I wanted to shout out, 'Well stop bidding.'" Both brother and sister were instilled with a great respect for military valour by their father Christopher Aubrey John, who was a World War II major in the Royal Signals.