Garnet de la Hunt

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

1. "Nkwenkwe Nkomo elected to World Scout Committee". South African Scout Association. September 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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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