Post by Administrator on Jun 8, 2013 18:36:17 GMT
Rex Hunt was the most well-known governor of the Falkland Islands: he led the Islanders during the Argentine invasion of April 1982 and returned after Liberation to supervise post war reconstruction.
Upon his retirement to England in October 1985 Rex was granted the ‘Freedom of Stanley’, which he considered a great honour. He kept up his connection with the Falklands becoming chairman of the Falkland Islands Association, of the UK/Falkland Islands Trust, of the Shackleton Scholarship Fund and Vice President of Falklands Conservation.
He was present when Queen Elizabeth opened the Falklands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne College in 2000 and in 2007 he helped launch a new set of commemorative coins at Pobjoy Mint to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the liberation of the Falklands and of South Georgia. He revisited the Falklands on seven occasions after his retirement and was greatly encouraged by the new prosperity and growing self-confidence of Islanders.
Sir Rex Hunt died on 11 November 2012 and was buried at Hutton Rudby churchyard in Yorkshire. The Falkland Islands had found in him a champion in time of war and an enthusiastic guide and supporter when peace returned.
LINK: www.stampnews.com/stamps/stamps_2013/stamp_falkland-islands-sir-rex-hunt.html
Upon his retirement to England in October 1985 Rex was granted the ‘Freedom of Stanley’, which he considered a great honour. He kept up his connection with the Falklands becoming chairman of the Falkland Islands Association, of the UK/Falkland Islands Trust, of the Shackleton Scholarship Fund and Vice President of Falklands Conservation.
He was present when Queen Elizabeth opened the Falklands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne College in 2000 and in 2007 he helped launch a new set of commemorative coins at Pobjoy Mint to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the liberation of the Falklands and of South Georgia. He revisited the Falklands on seven occasions after his retirement and was greatly encouraged by the new prosperity and growing self-confidence of Islanders.
Sir Rex Hunt died on 11 November 2012 and was buried at Hutton Rudby churchyard in Yorkshire. The Falkland Islands had found in him a champion in time of war and an enthusiastic guide and supporter when peace returned.
LINK: www.stampnews.com/stamps/stamps_2013/stamp_falkland-islands-sir-rex-hunt.html