Kenneth Adams Hunter

Major-General K.A. Hunter OBE, CStJ, CD, QHP, MD (born 28 August 1904) was the 17th & 20th Canadian Surgeon General.

Born in London, Ontario, Kenneth A. Hunter was educated at the University of Western Ontario, where he graduated with a Medical Degree in 1930.^[1]

During his studies, Hunter was a member of the Non-Permanent Army Militia (NPAM), in the Machine Gun Corps from 1922 to 1926. In 1927, he joined the regular force in the Machine Gun Corps as a Lieutenant and remained with this corps until 1930; at which time, Hunter joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC). He was promoted to Captain in 1931, Major in 1939, Lieutenant-Colonel in 1940, Colonel in 1943.^[2]

During WWII, Hunter served with the RCAMC throughout Europe from 1940 to 1943,^[3] and for his service with 2nd Field Ambulance during the attack on Dieppe, he was Mentioned in Dispatch in 1942.^[4] In 1945, Hunter was also awarded the Order of the British Empire.^[5]

Hunter was promoted to Brigadier-General in 1952 and appointed Director General of the Medical Services (Army) (later known as Surgeon General), In 1958, Hunter was promoted to Major-General^[6] and was appointed to the position with the new title of Surgeon General. He was the only former Director General to have been subsequently appointed Surgeon General.

References

1. ↑ Simpson, Kieran, ed. (1985). Hunter, Kenneth Adams. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 592.
2. ↑ Simpson, Kieran, ed. (1985). Hunter, Kenneth Adams. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 592.
3. ↑ Simpson, Kieran, ed. (1985). "Hunter, Kenneth Adams". Canadian Who's who 20: 592.
4. ↑ Simpson, Kieran, ed. (1985). Hunter, Kenneth Adams. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 592.
5. ↑ 24 May 2015. "Officer-Order of the British Empire (OBE)" (PDF). blatherwick.net. p. 34.
6. ↑ Simpson, Kieran, ed. (1985). Hunter, Kenneth Adams. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 592.