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Born in Leamington.
Born in Leamington.


Hunt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1907.
Hunt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1907.<ref>Hunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/84.|}}  f. ?.</ref>


Hunt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1915.
Hunt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1915.<ref>Hunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/84.|}}  f. ?.</ref>


Hunt was appointed in command of the {{UK-M32|f=t}} on 22 September, 1916 and re-appointed in that role on 20 May, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 838}}
Hunt was appointed in command of the {{UK-M32|f=t}} on 22 September, 1916 and re-appointed in that role on 20 May, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 838}}


Hunt was placed on the Retired List at jhis own request upon the expiration of his Foreign Service Leave on 30 May, 1922.
An appointment in command of {{UK-1Severn}} in May 1919 was cancelled.  By late July he was placed in command of {{UK-M24}}.  In late 1919 he was appointed in command of {{UK-Cicala}}.<ref>Hunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/84.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
 
Hunt was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon the expiration of his Foreign Service Leave on 30 May, 1922.<ref>Hunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/84.|}}  f. ?.</ref>


Hunt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 February, 1926.
Hunt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 February, 1926.<ref>Hunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/84.|}}  f. ?.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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{{CatBritannia|September, 1900}}
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 7 April 2022

Commander (retired) Robert Gregory Maze Durrant Hunt, D.S.O., R.N. (26 February, 1886 – 10 March, 1937) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Leamington.

Hunt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1907.[1]

Hunt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1915.[2]

Hunt was appointed in command of the monitor M.32 on 22 September, 1916 and re-appointed in that role on 20 May, 1918.[3]

An appointment in command of Severn in May 1919 was cancelled. By late July he was placed in command of M.24. In late 1919 he was appointed in command of Cicala.[4]

Hunt was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon the expiration of his Foreign Service Leave on 30 May, 1922.[5]

Hunt was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 February, 1926.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Claude P. Champion de Crespigny 		Captain of H.M.S. M.32
22 Sep, 1916[7] – 9 Jun, 1919 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edward T. Grayston 		Captain of H.M.S. M.24
30 Jul, 1919 – 22 Dec, 1919 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Joseph H. L. Yorke 		Captain of H.M.S. Cicala
22 Dec, 1919[8][9] – Jan, 1922 		Succeeded by
Francis E. M. Garforth

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/84. f. ?.
  2. ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/84. f. ?.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 838.
  4. ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/84. f. ?.
  5. ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/84. f. ?.
  6. ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/84. f. ?.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395i.
  8. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, December 24, 1919, Issue 42291, p.4.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 745.

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