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John Fredrick Thomas Jane

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John Fredrick Thomas Jane

Birth
Surrey, England
Death
8 Mar 1916 (aged 50)
Burial
Southsea, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Plot G .
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Fred T Jane was a British Writer and Illustrator ,who worked most of his life in Portsmouth. Jane first published "All the World Fighting Ships " commonly known as "Janes Fighting Ships " in 1898,
which catalogued all the warships operated by each country .
In later life Jane lived in Bedhampton and was instrumental in setting up one of the very first Scout troops.
His Portsmouth home on Southsea Common bears a blue plaque that he lived there .
Fred T Jane was a British Writer and Illustrator ,who worked most of his life in Portsmouth. Jane first published "All the World Fighting Ships " commonly known as "Janes Fighting Ships " in 1898,
which catalogued all the warships operated by each country .
In later life Jane lived in Bedhampton and was instrumental in setting up one of the very first Scout troops.
His Portsmouth home on Southsea Common bears a blue plaque that he lived there .


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