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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
 
Lunt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 28 December, 1909.{{NLOct17|p. 472}}
 
Lunt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 28 December, 1909.{{NLOct17|p. 472}}
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On 9 August, 1914 he was appointed to the {{UK-Challenger|f=t}}.<ref>Lunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/82/396.|}} f. 81.</ref>
  
 
In mid 1915, he was commended for his command of the [[Nyong Flotilla]].<ref>Lunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/82/396.|}} f. 81.</ref>
 
In mid 1915, he was commended for his command of the [[Nyong Flotilla]].<ref>Lunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/82/396.|}} f. 81.</ref>
  
 
On 21 December 1915, he was reported as slightly wounded at the Nyong River in Cameroon.  He was able to continue on duty.<ref>Lunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/82/396.|}} f. 81.</ref>
 
On 21 December 1915, he was reported as slightly wounded at the Nyong River in Cameroon.  He was able to continue on duty.<ref>Lunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/82/396.|}} f. 81.</ref>
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I do not understand how he could have commanded the {{AU-Childers|f=t}} and been stationed at [[Dar es Salaam]] at the same time.
 
  
 
Lunt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 28 December, 1917.<ref>Lunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/82/396.|}} f. 81.</ref>
 
Lunt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 28 December, 1917.<ref>Lunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/82/396.|}} f. 81.</ref>

Revision as of 11:20, 18 November 2023

Commander (retired) William McClure Lunt, (7 January, 1878 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. I need to check whether he was an Australian or a Brit.

"You may remember me from such Commonwealth services as xxxx".

Life & Career

Lunt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 28 December, 1909.[1]

On 9 August, 1914 he was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Challenger.[2]

In mid 1915, he was commended for his command of the Nyong Flotilla.[3]

On 21 December 1915, he was reported as slightly wounded at the Nyong River in Cameroon. He was able to continue on duty.[4]

Lunt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 28 December, 1917.[5]

In 1919, the Admiralty did not agree with a suggestion to honour him for services in East Africa. On 4 July, he was to be demobilised from his date of arrival in England, his previous orders being cancelled. He was demobilised on 7 September 1919.[6]

Lunt was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 19 September, 1921.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John A. Ingles 		Naval Officer-in-Charge, Dar es Salaam
4 Sep, 1915[8] – 29 Mar, 1919[9] 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Michael Fitzgerald 		Captain of H.M.V.S. Childers
May, 1916[10] – Sep, 1916[11] 		Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 472.
  2. ↑ Lunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/396. f. 81.
  3. ↑ Lunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/396. f. 81.
  4. ↑ Lunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/396. f. 81.
  5. ↑ Lunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/396. f. 81.
  6. ↑ Lunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/396. f. 81.
  7. ↑ Lunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/396. f. 81.
  8. ↑ Lunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/396. f. 81.
  9. ↑ Lunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/396. f. 81.
  10. ↑ Lunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/396. f. 81.
  11. ↑ Lunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/396. f. 81.

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