Guy Gaunt
Sir Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt, KCMG, (25 May 1870 – 18 May 1953) was an Australian born officer of the Royal Navy, counter-intelligence officer and a British Conservative Party politician.
Gaunt was born in Ballarat, Australia to William Henry Gaunt and his wife Elizabeth Mary Palmer.Gaunts brother in law was Alexander Stenson Palmer (Banker and Member of the Parliament of Victoria). Gaunt's brother Ernest Gaunt was also an admiral. Their sister, Mary Elizabeth Bakewell Gaunt, was a well-known author in Australia and wrote several travel books. He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School from 1881 to 1883.
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