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 by | Abdourahmane Sow |
| Succeeded by | Marie-Louise Correa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1933 |
| Died | 28 April 2014 |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Garnet de la Hunt" (PDF). SCOUTS South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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