John David Kenyon Lunnon (8 April 1897 – 1 February 1963) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in both the British Army and the British Indian Army.
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| Full name | John David Kenyon Lunnon | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1897 Fulham, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 February 1963 (aged 65) Littlehampton, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1931/32 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Lunnon was born at Fulham in April 1897. He was commissioned into the British Army in April 1915, nearly one year into the First World War.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in January 1918 whilst serving with the Essex Regiment, with his promotion antedated to April 1916.[2] Lunnon was appointed to the British Indian Army Reserve of Officers in November 1917,[3] whilst he was made an acting captain whilst commanding a company in August 1918.[4] Following the end of the war, he was promoted to the full rank of captain in the Reserve in April 1919,[5] prior to formally being appointed to the British Indian Army (BIA) in August 1919.[6] Upon his formal appointment, he was made a captain in the BIA in January 1920.[7] In India, he later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Indians at Madras in the 1931–32 Madras Presidency Match.[8] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 15 runs in the Europeans first innings R. K. Rao.[9]
In the BIA, he was promoted to major in January 1934,[10] before being promoted to lieutenant colonel in June 1941, during the Second World War.[11] He retired from active service in January 1948,[12] two years and three months after the end of the war and six months after Indian Independence; the latter event resulting in his transfer to the special list of the British Army.[12] Lunnon died at Littlehampton in February 1963.
References
edit- ^ "No. 29122". The London Gazette. 9 April 1915. p. 3455.
- ^ "No. 31427". The London Gazette. 1 July 1919. p. 8245.
- ^ "No. 30463". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 January 1918. p. 462.
- ^ "No. 31343". The London Gazette. 16 May 1919. p. 6124.
- ^ "No. 31593". The London Gazette. 10 October 1919. p. 12561.
- ^ "No. 31685". The London Gazette. 12 December 1919. p. 15489.
- ^ "No. 31891". The London Gazette. 7 May 1920. p. 5252.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Lunnon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Europeans v Indians, Madras Presidency Match 1931/32". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "No. 34022". The London Gazette. 9 February 1934. p. 907.
- ^ "No. 35446". The London Gazette. 6 February 1942. p. 611.
- ^ a b "No. 38186". The London Gazette. 23 January 1948. p. 592.