Dominion of Ghost Island

The Dominion of Ghost Island was established in September 1939 when a group of seven fled to Ghost Island to avoid the impact of World War 2. Mostly led by Arthur Burford, the dominion eventually became Jetania in 1946.

History
In September 1939, in order to avoid dying being a soldier in World War 2, Arthur Burford and Dominic Jetan fled to a harbour in Southwest England and used one of Burford's ships to flee to Ghost Island, offering some of the locals to join them. The original idea was to hide in a dangrous island supposedly haunted by ghosts, with the hopes that nobody else would be brave enough to go there.

Original members
A total of seven people are credited as having founded the original dominion of Ghost Island.
 * Arthur Burford (1895-2007)
 * Brooke Hayleys (1927-1979)
 * Derrick Harlock (1923-2020)
 * Dominic Jetan (1881-1943)
 * John Kunning (1916-2007)
 * Marina Ainsworth (1917-1980)
 * Sterling Alfredson (b. 1911)