Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt
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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 15 February, 1910, Gaunt was appointed in command of the cruiser Challenger.[1]
On 1 June, 1914, Gaunt was appointed Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C..[2]
Gaunt was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 16 August, 1918, vice Borrett.[3] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 October, 1918, vice Napier and retired at his own request on 27 October.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, pg. 17.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 532.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30868. p. 10053. 27 August, 1918.
- ↑ 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.
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to King George V
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
