Abstract:
Peter Henry Bunton was born on 2 March 1922, possibly in Port Elizabeth, where his parents Henry Arthur Bunton and his mother, Grace Isabel Gilfillan were living at that time and managing the family's Bunton's Grand Hotel. Peter Bunton matriculated from Espin House, St Andrews College in Grahamstown, at the end of 1939. He was accepted into the Onderstepoort Veterinary Faculty in
1939, and his student number indicates that he started his first year in 1940. He interrupted his studies during WW2, and after being wounded during the war and discharged, he returned to Onderstepoort and completed his degree, qualifying in 1950. Peter worked as a wildlife veterinary specialist and an honorary
veterinarian for the Addo Elephant Park for many years. He was
active in the Addo area all his working life, getting deeply involved
in conservation and the development of the Addo Elephant Park.
Description:
Article originally published in VetNews/VetNuus, March 2023, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association
