‘Hunter-Bunter’: Lt. Gen. Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston

Published on 20 January 2026
Submitted by Dave Barras

This talk looks at the rise of Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston KCB DSO. A figure who attracted controversy, particularly at Gallipoli and then as VIII Corps commander on 1 Jul 1916 - but why had he been promoted to this level? And are his critics right?

‘Hunter-Bunter’: Lt. Gen. Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston
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