| 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 |
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. 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. On 27 April 2013 he received the Order of the Baobab.
| World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAbdourahmane Sow | Chairman, World Scout Committee 1999–2002 |
Succeeded byMarie-Louise Correa |
| Preceded byColin Inglis | Chief Scout, Boy Scouts of South Africa 1985–1995 |
Succeeded byNkwenkwe Nkomo |
References
- "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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