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John Gunning Hunter
Born1 November 1859
Died11 June 1926 (aged 66)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Indian Army
RankMajor-General
Commands35th Division
Battles / warsFirst World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General John Gunning Hunter CB (1 November 1859 – 11 June 1926) was a British Indian Army officer who commanded the 35th Division on an acting basis during the First World War.

Military career

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Educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Hunter was commissioned into the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot on 1 May 1878.[2] He transferred to the British Indian Army and, after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War from 1878 to 1880, commanded the 7th Battalion, Jat Regiment.[1]

He saw action during the First World War and served as commander of the 105th Brigade from its formation until 16 April 1916[3][4] and, during that period, briefly commanded the 35th Division on an acting basis from 1 July 1915 to 5 July 1915.[5] He was promoted to major-general under special appointment to the War Office in September 1917.[1]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1913 Birthday Honours.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Robinson, Peter. "A Welsh Response to the Great War: The 38th (Welsh) Division on the Western Front 1914–1919" (PDF). Cardiff University. p. 276. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ "No. 24577". The London Gazette. 30 April 1878. p. 2777.
  3. ^ Davson (2003), p. 17.
  4. ^ "The King Crater Incident and the Courts Martial: November/December 1916". Western Front Association. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. ^ Davson (2003), p. 64.
  6. ^ "No. 28724". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1913. p. 3904.

Sources

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  • Davson, H. M. (2003) [1926]. The History of the 35th Division in the Great War (Naval & Military Press ed.). London: Sifton Praed & Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84342-643-1.
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