Peter Hunt (British Army officer)

Infobox Military Person
name= Peter Hunt
lived=1916 - 1988


caption=General Sir Peter Hunt
Crown Copyright
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allegiance=flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom
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rank=General
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commands=17th Ghurka Division
Far East Land Forces
British Army of the Rhine
Chief of the General Staff
battles=World War II
awards= Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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General Sir Peter Mervyn Hunt GCB, DSO, OBE (1916 - 1988) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army.

Army career

Educated at Wellington College, Peter Hunt was commissioned into the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [ [http://www.davidhorsfield.org.uk/ch42.asp David Horsfield memoirs] ] .

Hunt saw action during the Second World War and as a temporary lieutenant-colonel was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for service in North West Europe in 1945. [ [http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/ViewPDF.aspx?pdf=37072&geotype=London&gpn=2451&type=ArchivedSupplementPage&all=&exact=Peter%20Mervyn%20Hunt&atleast=&similar=%20London%20Gazette%2010%20May%201945 "London Gazette":37072, 8 May 1945] ]

In 1964 he was appointed General Officer Commanding the 17th Ghurka Division which was deployed to Borneo the following year [ [http://www.regiments.org/formations/uk-div/div17gr.htm Regiments.org: 17th Ghurka Division] ] . Then in 1966 he was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and in 1968 went on to be Commander of Far East Land Forces [ [http://www.regiments.org/formations/uk-cmdarmy/os-fare.htm Regiments.org: Far East Command] ] . In 1970 he became Commander of the British Army of the Rhine [ [http://www.regiments.org/formations/uk-cmdarmy/os-baor.htm Regiments.org: BAOR] ] . He served as Chief of the General Staff from 1973 to 1976 when he retired from the British Army.

Later career

In retirement he became Constable of the Tower of London [ [http://www.camelotintl.com/tower_site/traditions/beating.html Tower Order by Sir Peter Hunt] ] .

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