Where was Stuart Syvret born?
Stuart Syvret
Stuart Syvret was born in Jersey and educated at Halkett Place School, St Helier Boys School and Highlands College. He obtained City and Guilds Craft and Advanced Craft in carpentry and joinery and went on to become a Member of the Institute of Carpenters. He was a Cabinet maker before entering politics.
Edward Neville Syfret
Born the son of Edward Ridge Syfret of Cape Town in South Africa and educated at Diocesan College, South Africa and the Britannia Royal Naval College, Syfret joined the Royal Navy in 1904 and, in his early service years, specialised in naval gunnery. In World War I he became Gunnery Officer in the light cruisers HMS "Aurora", and . In 1927 he was Fleet Gunnery Officer, Mediterranean Fleet.