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{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt''', K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (25 May, 1869 – 19 May, 1953) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | {{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt''', K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (25 May, 1869 – 19 May, 1953) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | ||
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| + | On 1 June, 1914, Gaunt was appointed Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C..<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 532.</ref> | ||
Gaunt was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 October, 1918, vice [[Trevylyan Dacres Willes Napier|Napier]] and retired at his own request on 27 October.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30992/pages/13001 no. 30992. p. 13001.] 5 November, 1918.</ref> | Gaunt was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 October, 1918, vice [[Trevylyan Dacres Willes Napier|Napier]] and retired at his own request on 27 October.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30992/pages/13001 no. 30992. p. 13001.] 5 November, 1918.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 07:23, 18 July 2010
Admiral SIR Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (25 May, 1869 – 19 May, 1953) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
On 1 June, 1914, Gaunt was appointed Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C..[1]
Gaunt was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 October, 1918, vice Napier and retired at his own request on 27 October.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 532.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30992. p. 13001. 5 November, 1918.
Bibliography
- "Adml. Sir Guy Gaunt" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 20 May, 1953. Issue 52626, col E, pg. 10.
- Gaunt, Admiral Sir Guy (1940). The Yield of the Years: A Story of Adventures Afloat and Ashore. London: Hutchinson.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/137.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/49.
Categories:
- 1869 births
- 1953 deaths
- Personalities
- Royal Navy Navigating Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Andromeda (1897)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Niobe (1897)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Challenger (1902)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Majestic (1895)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Thunderer (1911)
- Royal Navy Naval Attachés at Washington, D.C.
- Royal Navy Naval Attachés
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
