Ernest Gaunt
| Sir Ernest Gaunt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 March 1865 Beechworth, Victoria |
| Died | 20 April 1940 Westminster Hospital, London |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
|
| Years of service | 1878–1925 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | 1st Battle Squadron East Indies Station Western Approaches |
| Battles/wars |
Boxer Rebellion World War I |
Admiral Sir Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt KCB KBE CMG (1865–1940), a native of Australia, was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the Western Approaches.
Gaunt was born in Beechworth in Victoria, the son of William Henry Gaunt and Elizabeth Mary Palmer. Gaunt joined the Royal Navy in 1878 at the age of 13. In 1881 he was a seaman on HMS Wolverine, by 1891 he was a lieutenant on Belleisle, and by 1896 he was 1st Lieutenant on the armoured cruiser HMS Narcissus. In 1898 and 1899 Gaunt was 1st Commissioner for Weihawei and Administrator for Liukungtao, China. In 1900, he was Commissioner and Superintending transport officer Weihawei, China, at the time of the Boxer Rebellion. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1902 Coronation Honours list on 26 June 1902 for his services during the rebellion. Promoted to Commander, he was in August 1901 appointed in command of the cruiser HMS Scout, which served on the Mediterranean Station and in June 1902 replaced HMS Harrier as special service vessel at Constantinople. In 1903, he commanded a landing party from the HMS Mohawk at Durbo in Swaziland.
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