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Hunter was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
 
Hunter was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
  
On 25 January, 1910, Hunter was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Roxburgh (1904)|''Roxburgh'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 8 January, 1910.  Issue '''39164''', col A, p. 5.</ref>
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On 25 January, 1910, Hunter was appointed in command of the {{UK-Roxburgh|f=t}},<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 8 January, 1910.  Issue '''39164''', col A, p. 5.</ref> followed by the {{UK-Hampshire|f=t}} in December 1911.{{MackieRNW}}
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==

Revision as of 10:57, 19 October 2012

Admiral Cuthbert Edward Hunter, Royal Navy, Retired (1 March or 10 March, 1866 – 30 April, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cuthbert Edward Hunter was born on 1 or 10 March, 1866, in Whickham, County Durham, the son of Mr. John Joseph Hunter, an export merchant and steamship owner, and Mary Hunter.

At the examination for naval cadetships, Hunter placed second out of thirty-seven successful candidates.[1]

Hunter was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[2]

Captain

Hunter was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1905.[3]

On 25 January, 1910, Hunter was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Roxburgh,[4] followed by the armoured cruiser Hampshire in December 1911.[5]

Great War

Hunter was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 April, 1917, vice Luard.[6] He was placed on the Retired List on 17 April, at his own request.[7]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 26 November, 1920,[8] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 24 November, 1925.[9]

Footnotes

  1. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 June, 1879. Issue 29603, col E, p. 7.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 8 January, 1910. Issue 39164, col A, p. 5.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 30008. p. 3206. 3 April, 1917.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 30022. p. 3600. 17 April, 1917.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 32166. p. 12399. 17 December, 1920.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 33110. p. 7950. 1 December, 1925.

Bibliography

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