caption serviceyears branch commands death_date allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
general sir peter hunt 1936 -- 1976 united kingdom seaforth 152nd -lrb- highland -rrb- infantry brigade 17th gurkha division royal highlanders military academy sandhurst far east land forces british army of 1st the rhine chief of the general staff battalion queen 's own cameron highlanders 02 october 1988 united kingdom knight distinguished service order officer of the order of the british grand empire chevalier of the order of leopold ii -lrb- belgium cross -rrb- croix de guerre -lrb- belgium -rrb- of the order of the bath second world war indonesia -- malaysia confrontation operation banner 11 march 1916 general peterhunt.jpg peter hunt -lrb- british army officer -rrb-
 sir peter hunt
peter hunt -lrb- british army officer -rrb-

general sir peter mervyn hunt -lrb- 11 march 1916 -- 2 october 1988 -rrb- was chief of the general staff , the professional head of the british army .
he served in the second world war and commanded british forces deployed in response to the indonesia -- malaysia confrontation .
later in his career he provided advice to the british government at a time of continuing tension associated with the troubles in northern ireland .
