Stewart Hett
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| Born | Keir Stewart Hett 20 September 1926 East Grinstead, Sussex, England |
| Died | 9 October 2019 (aged 93) Ruislip, Middlesex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Evelin Jones (m. 1957; died 2019) |
Stewart Hett (born Keir Stewart Hett; 20 September 1926 – 9 October 2019)[1] was a British Royal Navy lieutenant and navigator who was aboard the HMS Amethyst during the Yangtsze Incident in China in the summer of 1949.[2]
Personal life
Hett was born on 20 September 1926 in East Grinstead, Sussex to Arnold and Laura Hett (née Stewart Sandeman).[3] His parents married on 20 Aug 1923 in the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London.[4]
HMS Amethyst and the Yangtze ordeal
At the time of the Yangtze incident, Hett was 22 and had the rank of lieutenant.[5][6] Hett was appointed the title of "cat officer" and was in charge of the mail and gifts that was sent to Simon, the ship's cat who boosted morale aboard the ship during the ordeal.[7][8][9]
Death
Hett died 9 October 2019 aged 93 peacefully at home surrounded by family.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MaritimeQuest - HMS Amethyst U-16 / F-116 Messages 175-199". www.maritimequest.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ↑ "1977 New Year Honours", Wikipedia, 2019-12-16, retrieved 2020-02-11
- ↑ General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 2b, Page 195
- ↑ City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STM/PR/6/81
- ↑ Cook, Chris (2012-10-02). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-50961-2.
- ↑ Izzard, Brian (2015-02-18). Yangtze Showdown: China and the Ordeal of HMS Amethyst. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4738-5495-6.
- ↑ Lerwill, Ben (2020-02-04). WildLives: 50 Extraordinary Animals that Made History. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5344-5484-2.
- ↑ Hutton, Robin (2018-09-18). War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War II. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-62157-766-9.
- ↑ James, Emma Heathcote (2010-11-01). Psychic Pets - How Animal Intuition and Perception Has Changed Human Lives. Kings Road Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78418-544-2.
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