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| − | + | Upon being promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1916, Hunt was placed in command of the flotilla, remaining in command until January, 1919.<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603954}} f. 458.</ref> | |
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Revision as of 11:59, 9 March 2016
Captain Wilfrid Ward Hunt, D.S.O., R.N., Retired (26 July, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hunt was born in London.
Hunt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1904.[1]
Hunt was appointed in command of the second-class torpedo boat T.B. 42 on 1 August, 1906.[2][3] He would leave her for London on 16 May, 1907. On 2 June, 1908, he went over to the second class protected cruiser Fox.[4]
Hunt was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 92 on 31 August, 1912.[5]
Hunt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912.[6]
Great War
About a dozen torpedo boats, all but T.B. 92 under command of a Gunner or a Chief Gunner, made up the Gibraltar flotilla from late 1913 onward.
Upon being promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1916, Hunt was placed in command of the flotilla, remaining in command until January, 1919.[7]
Post-war
Hunt was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 March, 1923.[8]
Hunt was promoted to the rank of Captain on 26 July, 1928.[9]
Hunt was called back to naval service for the Second World War, being reverted to the Retired List on 12 December, 1945.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur T. Walker |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 42 1 Aug, 1906[11] |
Succeeded by Salisbury H. Simpson as Captain of H.M. T.B. 042 |
| Preceded by Hardinge L. Shephard |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 92 31 Aug, 1912[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 458.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
