Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt

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Admiral Sir Guy R. A. Gaunt.

Admiral SIR Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (25 May, 1869 – 18 May, 1953) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Gaunt was specially promoted from the Supplementary List of Lieutenants to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901, for services in Samoa.[1]

Gaunt married Margaret Elizabeth Worthington at Hong Kong Cathedral on 23 November, 1904.[2]

Captain

Gaunt was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1907.[3]

On 9 January, 1908, he was appointed in command of the battleship Majestic.[4]

Gaunt was appointed Captain of Andromeda on 29 January, 1909 for "Trooping".[5]

Gaunt assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Niobe in November 1909.

On 15 February, 1910, he was appointed in command of the cruiser Challenger.[6] She was then part of the Australia Squadron, and under his command made her way across the Pacific to western Mexico, where she called at Acapulco in June 1911.[7]

On 12 September, 1912, he was given command of the super-dreadnought Thunderer.[8]

Gaunt was again appointed in command of Majestic on 16 October, 1912.[9]

On 1 June, 1914, Gaunt was appointed Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C..[10]

Great War

Following the outbreak of war in August, 1914, Gaunt remained in Washington, D.C. He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1916.[11] On 22 March, 1917, he was appointed Naval Liason Officer at Washington with the rank of Commodore, First Class.[12]

Gaunt was superseded in Washington in April, 1918, and was temporarily appointed to Leviathan with the rank of Commodore, First Class. On 9 May he was appointed to President for service in the Naval Intelligence Division.[13] On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June.[14] He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 16 August, vice Borrett.[15] An Order in Council was obtained allowing Gaunt to be promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral when his turn came, despite not having the requisite qualifying service in command of a Ship of War at Sea.[16] On 10 September he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.).[17]

He was decorated with the K.C.M.G. and C.B. at Buckingham Palace on 24 October.[18] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 October vice Napier,[19] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 October, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[20]

Retirement

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 19 July, 1924,[21] and was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 22 February, 1928.[22]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Adml. Sir Guy Gaunt" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 20 May, 1953. Issue 52626, col E, p. 10.
  • Gaunt, Admiral Sir Guy (1940). The Yield of the Years: A Story of Adventures Afloat and Ashore. London: Hutchinson.

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Morgan Singer 		Captain of H.M.S. Andromeda
29 Jan, 1909[23] – 27 May, 1909[24] 		Succeeded by
Crawford Maclachlan
Preceded by
John C. Watson 		Captain of H.M.S. Niobe
3 Nov, 1909[25] – 25 Jan, 1910[26] 		Succeeded by
Henry M. Doughty
Preceded by
Herbert C. C. Da Costa 		Captain of H.M.S. Challenger
15 Feb, 1910[27][28] – 14 Jan, 1912[29] 		Succeeded by
Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown
Preceded by
Robert S. P. Hornby 		Captain of H.M.S. Swiftsure
2 Jul, 1912[30] – Aug, 1912 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Hopwood
Preceded by
George H. Borrett 		Captain of H.M.S. Majestic
16 Oct, 1912[31] – 14 Aug, 1913[32] 		Succeeded by
Edwin V. Underhill
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
5 Dec, 1912[33] – 1913[34] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood
Preceded by
Henry F. Oliver 		Captain of H.M.S. Thunderer
12 Sep, 1913[35] – 1 Nov, 1913[36] 		Succeeded by
Thomas Jackson
Preceded by
Heathcoat S. Grant 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C.
1 Jun, 1914[37][38] – 22 Mar, 1917[39] 		Succeeded by
Arthur L. Snagge

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
  2. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4433. 28 June, 1907.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 343.
  5. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, p. 17.
  7. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, June 14, 1911, Issue 39611, p.16.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 13 September, 1913. Issue 40316, col C, p. 4.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 343.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 532.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 83. 1 January, 1916.
  12. ↑ ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  13. ↑ ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30723. p. 6527. 3 June, 1918.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30868. p. 10053. 27 August, 1918.
  16. ↑ Order in Council of 4 September, 1918.
  17. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30911. p. 11191. 20 September, 1918.
  18. ↑ ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  19. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30992. p. 13001. 5 November, 1918.
  20. ↑ ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  21. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32959. p. 5638. 25 July, 1924.
  22. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1494. 2 March, 1928.
  23. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  24. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  25. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  26. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  27. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, p. 17.
  28. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  29. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  30. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 343.
  32. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  33. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  34. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  35. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  36. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 532.
  38. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  39. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.

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