Captain Hunt

[millsbomber]

Hi Tim
I’ve asked a friend who is writing a book on Royal Enginners bomb disposal awards for any information
these were his collection displayed in a museum somewhere unfortunately they were behind glass which distorts the pictures

4 tools for disposing of bombs designed by Major Hunt ?

 

[Fuzeman]

4 tools for disposing of bombs designed by Major Hunt ?

I can’t think what he designed certainly To my knowledge he isn’t credited with any tools he designed !

 

[millsbomber]

 

[Fuzeman]

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Hi The nearest is the Crabtree discharger , the middle item was for mine fuzes known as three penny gag ,top left was deigned to render safe the (89) fuze none were designed by Captain hunt although the 2 pin discharger and the 89 tool could have been modified by him not sure what the use of the collar was used for !

 

[Amanda2648]

Who was the person my great grandfather knew ?

 

[Amanda2648]

Hi Alan
thanks for that information I found out the medals were sold by spinks in December 1990 but what they actually sold for or to whom I’ve no information .
i can’t remember the neighbours name but as a school boy he was Captain hunts neighbour I drove a fair distance to see what he was selling and came back with the gyro scope from a mine, plus his A-Z and some scrap book information , plus two period photographs now hanging in my office .

I would love to have a picture of these ?

 

[Amanda2648]

Hi everyone I,m trying to locate the museum that houses Captain Hunts collection !
I believe it’s a museum in East Anglia /Norfolk area
thanks in advance

steve

Hello i have located my Great Grandfathers Medals they are in the Royal Engineer Museum in Gillingham Kent !!

 

[BD History]

To clarify and confirmed by Amanda with the RE Museum today 18/11/2025 Capt Hunts Medals are with them. I found another post from the museum going back to 2019 theta were with them then

 

[WWIIBuff]

To clarify and confirmed by Amanda with the RE Museum today 18/11/2025 Capt Hunts Medals are with them. I found another post from the museum going back to 2019 theta were with them then

That is great news. I tried to see if they were showing on the museum website, but unfortunately it does not seem to be working.

I am wondering if they have his entire collection including photographs and BD items, and if so, is it on display.

 

[BD History]

That is great news. I tried to see if they were showing on the museum website, but unfortunately it does not seem to be working.

I am wondering if they have his entire collection including photographs and BD items, and if so, is it on display.

Not that I am aware of. I found a post reference his MBE from the museum and Amanda contacted them and it was confirmed that they had the medals. I live nearby and have promised Amanda that I will photograph them. Will see if they have anything else and share. Nothing came up when they searched the archives list on BD for us a while back. https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebdeodhistory/

 

[WWIIBuff]

Not that I am aware of. I found a post reference his MBE from the museum and Amanda contacted them and it was confirmed that they had the medals. I live nearby and have promised Amanda that I will photograph them. Will see if they have anything else and share. Nothing came up when they searched the archives list on BD for us a while back. https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebdeodhistory/

Thanks for that. Please keep us updated after your visit.