Herbert William Garnet de la Hunt GCOB (25 August 1933 – 28 April 2014) served as the Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of South Africa, as well as the Vice-Chairman of the Africa Scout Committee, and was the first South African to be elected to the World Scout Committee, a member from 1996 to 2002 and held the post of chairman of the committee.[1] In 1994, de la Hunt was awarded the 234th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[2] On 27 April 2013 he received the Order of the Baobab.[3]

Garnet de la Hunt
Chairman, World Scout Committee
In office
1999–2002
Preceded byAbdourahmane Sow
Succeeded byMarie-Louise Correa
Personal details
Born25 August 1933
Died28 April 2014
World Organization of the Scout Movement
Preceded by Chairman, World Scout Committee
1999–2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Scout, Boy Scouts of South Africa
1985–1995
Succeeded by

References edit

  1. ^ "Nkwenkwe Nkomo elected to World Scout Committee". South African Scout Association. September 2005. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Garnet de la Hunt" (PDF). SCOUTS South Africa. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

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