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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