In memoriam : in memory of Dr Peter Henry Bunton (02 March 1922 - 19 February 2023)

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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.