In Memory Of
HUNT, DOUGLAS ALEXIS
Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
attd. 1st Bn. 4th King's African Rifles
Regiment:
Special List
Date of Death:
1917-11-30
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, at Liwale. Douglas Hunt was over-run and captured by the Germans after the two porters carrying him had been killed; he was released later when the Belgians captured the German field hospital. He died 15 days after the battle.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
DAR ES SALAAM BRITISH AND INDIAN MEMORIAL
Country:
Tanzania
Additional Information
Decorations:
D S O, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
DSO LG Sup 24 August 1918 pg. 9903 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When in command of the firing line through his personal courage and example he was largely instrumental in repelling several enemy counter-attacks, which were launched against him by very superior forces. On these occasions of danger and difficulty his courage coolness and determination were of the highest order, only equalled by his courageous conduct on all previous occasions"; MID LG Sup 7 March 1918 pg. 2887
Son of Mr. D. Hunt, of Germiston, Transvaal
