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Revision as of 19:18, 13 November 2014
Wilfrid Ward Hunt ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hunt was appointed in command of the second-class torpedo boat T.B. 42 on 1 August, 1906.[1]
Hunt was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 92 on 31 August, 1912.[2]
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. Hunt's senior rank likely made him the commander of this formation throughout the war.[Inference]
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Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Augustus R. C. Warren |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 42 1 Aug, 1906[3] |
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[4] |
Succeeded by ? |
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