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{{Infobox military person
| name = Sir John Hext
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| birth_date = 14 October 1842
| death_date = 8 May 1924
| placeofburial_label =
| placeofburial =
| birth_place = [[Morval, Cornwall]]
| death_place = [[Newton Abbott]], [[Devon]]
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| nickname =
| allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| branch = {{navy|United Kingdom}}
| serviceyears = 1857–1889
| rank = [[Rear admiral]]
| unit =
| commands = {{HMS|Decoy|1871|6}} [[HMS Cruizer (1852)|HMS ''Cruiser'']] {{HMS|St Vincent|1815|6}} {{HMS|Dryad|1866|6}} [[Indian Navy|Royal Indian Marine]]
| battles = [[Anglo-Ashanti wars|Ashanti war]] [[1882 Anglo-Egyptian War|Egyptian War]] [[Third Anglo-Burmese War|Burma annexation war]]
| awards = [[Order of the Indian Empire|Knight Commander of Order of the Indian Empire]]
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[[Rear-Admiral]] '''Sir John Hext''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCIE}} (14 October 1842 – 8 May 1924) was a British [[Royal Navy]] officer and director of the [[Indian Navy|Royal Indian Marine]] for 15 years.<ref name="obit" />

==Early career==
Hext was born on 14 October 1842 the eldest son of the Reverend J.H. Hext, who was vicar of [[Morval, Cornwall]].<ref name="obit" /> He joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1857 and his first appointment was to the frigate {{HMS|Greyhound|1859|6}} in the West Indies. Gaining his commission as a Lieutenant on 16 June 1865<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22982/pages/3094 London Gazette, 20 June 1865]</ref> he was appointed to {{HMS|Perseus|1861|6}}.<ref name="obit" /> In 1872 he gained his first command, {{HMS|Decoy|1871|6}}, a composite gunboat which was based at the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station.<ref name="obit" />

==Ashanti War, Mediterranean and Portsmouth==
While in command of the Decoy he was involved in the [[Anglo-Ashanti wars|Ashanti war]], on 13 June 1873 he led the boat expedition at Eliman and also landed at Bootey where the boat-crews destroyed the native village.<ref name="obit" /> He received the [[Ashanti Medal]] and was mentioned in dispatches for his actions and also promoted to Commander on 31 March 1874.<ref name="obit" /><ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24082/pages/1922 The London Gazette, 31 March 1874]</ref> In 1875, he became commander of the sloop [[HMS Cruizer (1852)|HMS Cruiser]] in the Mediterranean which became a training ship, With his new experience of training he was appointed to command the training ship [[HMS St Vincent (1815)|HMS St. Vincent]] located at Portsmouth harbour.<ref name="obit" />

==East Indies, Egyptian War, Anglo-Burmese War and Director of the Indian Marine==
He returned to sea duty in the East Indies on the sloop {{HMS|Dryad|1866|6}} and was promoted to captain on 30 June 1882.<ref name="obit" /><ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25123/pages/3031 London Gazette, 30 June 1882]</ref> He was involved in the [[1882 Anglo-Egyptian War|Egyptian War]] of 1882 in the transport service at Suez,<ref name="obit" /> and was awarded the Order of the Medjidie, Third Class.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25189/pages/280 London Gazette, 16 January 1883]</ref> In February 1883 he was selected to be Director of Marine working for the Government of India; he originally was appointed for five years; he held the post for 15 years.<ref name="obit" /> In January 1886 he was also appointed an honorary aide-de-camp to the viceroy of India.<ref name="obit" /> He was received thanks from the Indian government for his work during the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War|Burma annexation war]] of 1885–1886.<ref name="obit" />

He was appointed a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in 1897 for his work, during the [[1897 Diamond Jubilee Honours|Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria]] he was knighted when he was promoted to a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]],<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}}</ref> and also promoted to rear-admiral on the retired list on 10 May,<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26855/pages/2854 London Gazette, 21 May 1897]</ref> although he had been on the retired list since 1889. Hext returned to England as continued in his interest in Naval affairs and was one of the commissioners appointed to look at the administration of the Port of London.<ref name="obit" /> He died at home at Newton Abbot on 8 May 1924 aged 81.<ref name="obit" />

==Family life==
Hext had married Lilian Mary Mitchell in 1874; she died in 1893.<ref name="obit" /> He married again in 1893 to Jean Davidson; she died in 1913.<ref name="obit" />

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="obit">
{{Cite newspaper The Times
|title=Rear-Admiral Sir John Hext - Service in the East
|author=
|department=Obituaries
|date=9 May 1924
|page=16
|pages=
|issue=43647
|column=C
}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:1842 births]]
[[Category:1924 deaths]]
[[Category:Royal Navy rear admirals]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
[[Category:British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War]]
[[Category:Royal Navy personnel of the Anglo-Egyptian War]]
[[Category:Royal Indian Navy admirals]]

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