Henry James Ellis Hunt (8 June 1918 – 27 January 2008) was a British police officer in the London

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. Hunt spent most of his early police service in East London and with Thames Division. After spending eight months as

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(Traffic), he was promoted to Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Administration) in January 1969. He was appointed

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(OBE) in the 1971 New Year Honours. He was appointed Assistant Commissioner "B" (Traffic) in 1972. In January 1974 he moved to be Assistant Commissioner "D" (Personnel and Training), a post he occupied until 1978. He was appointed

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(CBE) in the

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and

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(CVO) in the

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, shortly before his retirement. Hunt died in January 2008 in Wood Green, London at the age of 89.Probate: Henry James Ellis Hunt
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Henry 1918 births 2008 deaths Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order