George Percy Edward Hunt
Captain George Percy Edward Hunt, D.S.O., Royal Navy (15 March, 1863 – 22 August, 1917) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Hunt was promoted to the rank of Commander from the list of Supplementary Lieutenants on 1 January, 1902.[1][2]
Hunt married Cecilia Teresa Smith, daughter of Sir Cecil Clementi Smith on 28 March, 1905 in Wheathampstead.[3]
Hunt was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1907.[4]
On 6 April, 1909, he was appointed Captain of the first class protected cruiser Ariadne, staying with her until 9 August, 1910 when he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Newcastle.[5]
He paid Newcastle off on 4 December, 1912 retired on his own request on 5 July, 1913.[6]
The Great War
On 3 August, 1914, Hunt was called up to assist in fitting out Armed Merchant Cruisers at Tilbury. After just two weeks of this, he was appointed Senior Naval Officer at the Port of London, though his work on the A.M.Cs. may have actually extended into September. Hunt remained at Port of London until 1 November when he was appointed as assistant to the Captain of Devonport Dockyard and as assistant King's Harbour Master of the Hamoage.[7]
In November, 1916, he salvaged the wrecked S.S. Bromfield. On 9 December, 1916, he was further thanked for his work in salvaging another ship.[8]
Hunt was still in his Devonport appointment when he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head on 22 August, 1917, the verdict being he did so while temporarily insane.[9]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Carlton V. de M. Cowper |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariadne 6 Apr, 1909[10][11] – 9 Aug, 1910[12] |
Succeeded by Thomas L. Barnardiston |
| Preceded by Ernest Henslowe |
Captain of H.M.S. Spartiate Jan, 1910[13] |
Succeeded by Ernest K. Loring |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Newcastle 9 Aug, 1910[14][15] – 4 Dec, 1912[16] |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Powlett |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ More on this man may be found in Supplementary Book, p. 13.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 279.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 349.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
