Peter Mervyn Hunt

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Peter Hunt
1916 - 1988
General Sir Peter Hunt Crown Copyright
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	17th Ghurka Division Far East Land Forces British Army of the Rhine
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	GCB, DSO, OBE

General Sir Peter Mervyn Hunt GCB, DSO, OBE (1916 - 1988) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army.

[edit] Army career

Educated at Wellington College, Peter Hunt was commissioned into the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders^[1].

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.^[2]

In 1964 he was appointed General Officer Commanding the 17th Ghurka Division which was deployed to Borneo the following year^[3]. 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^[4]. In 1970 he became Commander of the British Army of the Rhine^[5]. He served as Chief of the General Staff from 1973 to 1976 when he retired from the British Army.

[edit] Later career

In retirement he became Constable of the Tower of London^[6].

[edit] References

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Michael Carver	Chief of the General Staff 1973–1976	Succeeded by Sir Roland Gibbs
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Baker	Constable of the Tower of London 1980 – 1985	Succeeded by Sir Roland Gibbs

v • d • e Chiefs of the General Staff of the British Army Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff Sir William Nicholson • Sir John French • Sir Charles Douglas • Sir James Murray • Sir Archibald Murray • Sir William Robertson • Sir Henry Wilson • Lord Cavan • Sir George Milne • Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd • Sir Cyril Deverell • Viscount Gort • Sir Edmund Ironside • Sir John Dill • Sir Alan Brooke • Viscount Montgomery • Sir William Slim • Sir John Harding • Sir Gerald Templer • Sir Francis Festing • Sir Richard Hull Chiefs of the General Staff Sir Richard Hull • Sir James Cassels • Sir Geoffrey Baker • Sir Michael Carver • Sir Peter Hunt • Sir Roland Gibbs • Sir Edwin Bramall • Sir John Stanier • Sir Nigel Bagnall • Sir John Chapple • Sir Peter Inge • Sir Charles Guthrie • Sir Roger Wheeler • Sir Michael Walker • Sir Mike Jackson • Sir Richard Dannatt