Allen Thomas Hunt
Admiral SIR Allen Thomas Hunt, K.C.B., C.S.I., Royal Navy, Retired (14 February, 1866 – 24 February, 1943) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hunt was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[1]
Captain
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1906.[2]
He was appointed command of the second class protected cruiser Fox on 19 May, 1908.[3]
He was appointed a Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.) on 2 January, 1911.[4]
He was was appointed Captain of the heavy cruiser Kent, recommissioning her in Singapore on 23 December, 1911, under orders to return to England.[5]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Neptune on 10 March, 1914.[6]
Great War
He was appointed command of the battleship Temeraire on 8 February, 1915.[7]
He was appointed command of the battleship Royal Sovereign on 3 March, 1916.[8] When the Battle of Jutland was fought at the end of that month, the new ship was left behind to continue training the crew.
Hunt was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 July, 1917, vice Nicholas.[9]
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.[10]
Post-War
Hunt was appointed Commander-in-Chief, South America Station on 9 March, 1919,[11] and was received by the King at Buckingham Palace on 31 March that year. He eventually took up the appointment in June.
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 June, 1922, vice Leveson.[12]
Hunt was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on the occasion of the King's birthday on 3 June, 1924.[13] He was placed on the Retired List on 19 July.[14] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.[15]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27927. p. 4466. 29 June, 1906.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 318.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28452. p. 2. 2 January, 1911.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 335.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 3 March, 1914. Issue 40461, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398o.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397t.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6550. 3 July, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 79. 1 January, 1918.
- ↑ "End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue 42065, col D, p. 13.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32717. p. 4329. 6 June, 1922.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32941. p. 4408. 3 June, 1924.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32959. p. 5638. 25 July, 1924.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Thomas Hunt" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 25 February, 1943. Issue 49479, col D, p. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Trevylyan D. W. Napier |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Light Cruiser Squadron 1918 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair
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| Preceded by New Command |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Nore Reserve 1919 |
Succeeded by Henry L. Mawbey
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| Preceded by New Command |
Commander-in-Chief on the South America Station 1920 – 1921 |
Succeeded by Command Abolished
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