John Hunt, Baron Hunt

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The Right Honourable The Lord Hunt
Born	(1910-06-22)22 June 1910 Simla, British India
Died	7 November 1998(1998-11-07) (aged 88) Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1930–1956
Rank	Brigadier
Service number	44889
Unit	King's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands held	168th Infantry Brigade 11th Indian Infantry Brigade 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
Other work	Mountaineer

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.