Early lives
Reginald Seager Hunt was born in London on the 24th Feb 1874. He was the third son of Walter Freeman Hunt and his wife Alice (née Mortimore).
After school he joined the Norfolk Regiment and then moved on to the King’s Hussars with whom he fought in the 2nd Boer War in South Africa.
The Hussars were posted to India after the Boer War and Reggie was promoted to Major. There, he swapped places with a Major in the King’s Dragoon Guards. He stayed with that regiment for the rest of his military career even though he was attached to other regiments temporarily.
Donald Rolfe Hunt was born in London on 2nd May 1875, the fourth son of Walter Freeman Hunt and his wife Alice (née Mortimore).
After school he joined the Cape Mounted Rifles and emigrated to South Africa. After resigning that commission and returning to England, he joined the Norfolk Regiment and returned to South Africa to fight in the 2nd Boer War. He was Mentioned in Despatches twice in 1901 and in 1902.
After a spell as Inspector of Native Affairs, he joined the Transvaal Scottish Regiment.
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