Quintin Bernard Preston-Thomas (November 10, 1880 - November 30, 1950) was a British career naval officer. Born in Weybridge, Preston-Thomas joined the Royal Navy in July 1894 and was assigned to the H.M.S. Britannia where he served until July 1896. In July 1896 he was promoted to Midshipman and transferred to the H.M.S. Talbot and served as part of her crew until March 1899 when he was transferred to the H.M.S. Champion. At that time the H.M.S.Champion was part of a training squadron and he served aboard the H.M.S. Champion until she was retired on October 30, 1899. Preston-Thomas transferred with the entire crew of the H.M.S. Champion to the H.M.S. Minerva, which was commissioned on October 31, 1899. Preston-Jones left the H.M.S. Minerva in January 1900, when he was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant. He was promoted to Lieutenant on April 1, 1902, and Lieutenant-Commander on April 1, 1910. He served aboard numerous ships from this point until World War I, when he commissioned and was given command of HMS M.33 on June 24, 1915 (now a museum ship at the National Museum of the Royal Navy). During his time commanding HMS M.33, he was deployed to the Dardanelles to cover the landing of reinforcements on the southern coast of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Preston Jones remained with HMS M.33 in the Aegean until May 1918. He retired from the Royal Navy with the rank of Commander on August 26, 1924. He married Marjorie Frances Rashleigh (1903-1989)April 4, 1923, with whom he had 1 son.
