John Hunt, Baron Hunt


The Lord Hunt
Born(1910-06-22)22 June 1910
Simla, British India
Died7 November 1998(1998-11-07) (aged 88)
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1930–1956
RankBrigadier
Service number44889
UnitKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands168th Infantry Brigade
11th Indian Infantry Brigade
11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Companion of the Order of the Garter
Knight Bachelor
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
Other workMountaineer

Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt, KG, CBE, DSO (22 June 1910 – 7 November 1998) was a British Army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest.