Ernest Gaunt

Sir Ernest Gaunt
Birth nameErnest Frederick Augustus Gaunt
Born(1865-03-25)25 March 1865
Beechworth, Victoria
Died(1940-04-20)20 April 1940
Westminster Hospital, London
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Years of service1878–1925
RankAdmiral
Commands1st Battle Squadron
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies
Western Approaches
Battles / warsBoxer Rebellion
World War I

Admiral Sir Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt, KCB, KBE, CMG (25 March 1865 – 20 April 1940) was an Australian-born Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches.

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