Thomas Hunton

Sir Thomas Hunton
General Sir Thomas Hunton
Born	1885
Died	1970
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Marines
Years of service	1903–1946
Rank	General
Commands held	Royal Marines
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Member of the Royal Victorian Order

General Sir Thomas Lionel Hunton KCB OBE MVO (1885–1970) was a Royal Marines officer who became Commandant General Royal Marines.

Military career

Hunton joined Royal Marines in 1903 and served in World War I before becoming Deputy Assistant Adjutant General of the Royal Marines in 1930 and Assistant Adjutant General of the Royal Marines in 1935.^[1] He served in World War II as Commander of the Portsmouth Division of the Royal Marines from 1938 and then as Adjutant General Royal Marines (and Commander of the Royal Marine Division) from 1941: it was under his guidance that the Royal Marine Division was broken up between July and September 1943 to provide six new Commandos.^[2] He was the first Commandant General Royal Marines from January 1943 until he retired in 1946.^[1]

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