| 1821 | Professor
Baden Powell's first wife was Eliza RIVAZ. They were married on 17 Jul
1821 in St John's Hackney. She died on 13 Mar 1836 after 14 years of
marriage and was buried St Peter's in the East, Oxford. There were no
children.
Professor Baden Powell's second wife was Charlotte POPE. They were married 27 Sep 1837 in Speldhurst. Kent. She died on 14 Oct 1844 after 7 years of marriage and was buried at Speldhurst. They had 4 children. Children of Baden Powell and Charlotte
Pope: Professor Baden Powell's third wife was
Henrietta Grace SMYTH. They were married on 10 Mar 1846 in St. Luke's, Chelsea. They were married for
14 years until the death of Professor Powell in 1860. She survived him by
54 years. She lived at 81 St George's Place, Hyde Park
Corner, London, and died on 13 Oct 1914 at B-P's home at 32 Prince's Gate,
London at the age of 90. She was buried at Kensal Green. Children of Baden Powell and Henrietta
Grace Smyth: Baden Powell (the father) died less than a month after the birth of Baden Fletcher Smyth. Elizabeth went to live with relatives in Ireland and Baden Henry joined the Indian Civil Service. In 1940 Henrietta changed the family surname from 'Powell' to 'Baden-Powell'.
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1847 |
BP's brother George Smyth (born in December 1947) | 
1889 The Boy-Man |
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1857 |
Robert Stephenson Smyth Powell born at 6, Stanhope Street, Paddington, London, W. (22nd Feb) Christened at St. James' Church, Sussex Gardens, London (8th July) |
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1858 |
Sister Agnes Smyth born |
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1860 |
Brother Baden Fletcher Smyth born Father died |
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1861 |
The Powell Family move to 9, Hyde Park Gate, London |
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1868 |
BP goes to school (previously educated at home) |
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1869 |
Won scholarship for Fettes from Rose Hill, Tunbridge Wells Also nominated for Charterhouse Family name changed from Powell to Baden-Powell (both a Germanic connection and a double barrelled surname were considered important at this time) |
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1870 |
Went to Charterhouse as Gownboy Foundationer |
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1873 |
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| 1874 | Rifle Team - Charterhouse |
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1876 |
VI Form. In football and rifle team for two years Left Charterhouse for Oxford (unattached) Passed Army Exam., 2nd for Cavalry, 4th for Infantry Direct Commission to 13th Hussars Joined regiment at Lucknow as sub-lieutenant |
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1877 |
Garrison Course of eight months at Lucknow for Lieutenant |
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1878 |
Passed 1st Class with extra certificate in reconnaissance Commission ante-dated |
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1879 |
Home on sick leave.
Went through Musketry Instruction course at Hythe |
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1880 |
Rejoined 13th Hussars in India and accompanied the Regiment to Afghanistan (Kandahar) with General Phayre's force, Colonel (Sir) Baker Russell commanding the 13th Hussars |
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1881 |
Regiment moved to Quetta Shot himself in leg en route during night raid in the Kojak Pass |
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1882 |
Regiment marched through North India, nine hundred miles, to Muttra Appointed Musketry Instructor to Regiment |
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1883 |
At Muttra. Won Kadir Cup -- Pigsticking Challenge Cup Temporarily attached to staff of Duke of Connaught at Meerut Appointed Adjutant Promoted Captain |
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1884 |
Regiment moved from Muttra to Natal to assist if necessary in co-operation with Sir Charles Warren's expedition to Bechuanaland Carried out secret reconnaissance of Natal frontier of six hundred miles Went on big game shooting expedition in Portuguese East Africa at Inhambane Published Reconnaissance and Scouting |
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1885
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Regiment returned home to Norwich Moved to Colchester Resigned Adjutantcy |
Warren lays out village plan for Mafeking. |
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1886 |
Regiment moved to Manchester, BP's squadron to Liverpool (Seaforth) Wrote Cavalry Instruction |
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1887 |
Appointed A.D.C. to G.O.C. South Africa, General H.A. Smyth (his uncle) |
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1888 |
Campaign in Zululand against Dinizulu Acted as Military Secretary and Intelligence Officer to G.O.C. and Intelligence Officer to flying column Confirmed as Military Secretary Promoted to Brevet- Major |
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| 1889 | Home on sick leave | Olave St. Clair Soames born February 22nd | |||
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Returned to South Africa and appointed Secretary to Commission to Swaziland under Sir F. de Winton jointly with Boer Commission Sir H.A. Smyth appointed Acting Governor Cape Colony, BP. became automatically Acting Military Secretary to the Governor Published Pigsticking or Hog Hunting |
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1890 |
Transferred to Malta with Sir H.A. Smyth (Governor of Malta) as Military Secretary Published Vedette |
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1891 |
Appointed Intelligence Officer for Mediterranean -- as such visited countries -- Italy, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Algeria, etc. |
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1892 |
Visited Bosnia and Herzegovina, also Austrian and Italian manoeuvres Visited Montenegro |
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1893 |
Resigned as Military Secretary, Malta Visited Tunisia and Algeria Rejoined 13th Hussars in Ireland -- Cork and Ballincollig Manoeuvres at Curragh |
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1894
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Regiment at Dundalk Manoeuvres at Churn, Berks Brigade- Major to General French, Douglas Haig being his A.D.C. |
Rudyard Kipling publishes the Jungle Book |
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1895
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Commanded Squadron to Belfast Ashanti Expedition. West Africa. Raised and commanded native levy to Kimassu Brevet-Lieutenant- Colonel and Medal |
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1896 |
Matabele Expedition, South Africa. Appointed Chief Staff Officer to G.O.C. Sir F. Carrington Carried out scouting in Matopo Hills Commanded column clearing country of Shangani, Belingine, etc., seven hundred miles Moved to Mashonaland and finished the campaign there Published The Downfall of Prempeh |
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1897 |
End of Matabele campaign. Brevet-Colonel and Medal Returned home with Cecil Rhodes Rejoined 13th Hussars in Dublin as Squadron-Commander Appointed to command 5th Dragoon Guards in India and joined them in Meerut Published The Matabele Campaign |
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1898 |
Commanded Brigade of Cavalry for manoeuvres Visited troops at the front attacking Tochi Pass under General Bindon Blood Tiger shooting trip to Nepal Visited Kashmir on leave |
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| 1899 | Home on leave | Boer War declared October 11th | |||
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Moved 5th Dragoon Guards to Sialkot. Instituted changes in barracks for comfort of men Ordered by Wolseley on special service to South Africa to raise North- West Frontier Police Invested in Mafeking Published Aids to Scouting (Army book) |
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1900 |
Mafeking relieved May 17th Promoted to Major- General by the Queen Commanded Column against Boers in Transvaal, with Plumber second in command, from May to October Raised and organised the South African Constabulary: 11,000 strong Published Sport in War |
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| 1901 | Home for three months sick leave | Queen Victoria dies, Edward comes to throne | |||
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Mrs and Miss Baden-Powell visited the cape, where BP. met them Visited King Edward at Balmoral. Received C.B. and Queen's and King's South African War Medals |
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| 1902 | S.A.C. took over policing whole country, Transvaal and Orange Free State | Boer War ended | |||
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Much travelling, including some long rides, inspecting the different posts Brother and sister-in-law visited Johannesburg. BP. took them to Mafeking, Kimberley and Bulawayo Conducted Joseph Chamberlin through Transvaal |
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1903 |
Appointed Inspector-General Cavalry Farewell Parades of S.A.C Returned home to take up appointment Visited German Cavalry School, Hanover Visited America, battlefields, West Point, Cavalry Regiments. Also Canada Visited Cavalry Schools at Saumur and Vienna Spent Christmas at Mentone |
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1904 |
Attended French Cavalry Manoeuvres, Bar-le- Duc Started Cavalry School, Netheravon |
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1905 |
Visited Cavalry Schools in Italy, Tor di Quinto and Pinerolo Started the Cavalry Journal |
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1906 |
Went to South Africa with Duke of Connaught, I.G. Forces Inspected Cavalry, South Africa Visited Victoria Falls, also East Africa and Egypt Visited Belgian Cavalry, Brussels |
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Cavalry Completed term of office as I.G. Cavalry Published Sketches in Mafeking and East Africa Exhibited 126 drawings at Brunton Gallery and bust of John Smith at Royal Academy Visited Holland Promoted to Lieutenant-General |
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| 1907 | Trial camp of Boy Scouts at Brownsea Island,
Dorset (August 1-9th)
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1908 |
Appointed to command Northumbrian Territorial Division. Published Scouting for Boys in six fortnightly parts. Started The Scout newspaper for boys. (April 14th) First official Scout Camp, Humshaugh Northumberland. Organised Boy Scouts throughout the Empire. |
Manchester Rally |
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1909 |
Visited Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Created K.C.V.O. and K.C.B. |
First Scout Headquarters opened, 116, Victoria Street, London. Mercury camp. First edition of Headquarters' Gazette (July). King Edward agrees to suggestion that good Scouts could become King Scouts. |
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Published Scouting Games 11,000 Boy Scouts at Rally, Crystal Palace, and 6,000 Scottish Boy Scouts at Glasgow |
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| 1910 | Resigned Territorial Division on March
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Order of Merit, Chile Received LL.D. Edinburgh University Resigned from Army on to Reserve, May 7th, with Reward for Good Service Visited Paris, St. Petersburg and Moscow (received by Tsar) to organise Scouts. |
First appeal for financial help King George becomes Patron of the Boy Scouts First Annual Census. Membership of The Boy Scouts Association - 100,298 Scouts and 7,688 Scouters Sea Scouts Branch formed King Edward dies, replaced by King George |
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Visited Canada and U.S.A. (along with two Patrols of Scouts) to organise Scouts. Baden-Powell forced by pressure to set up a separate organisation for Girls (the Girl Guides) as opposed to his preferred single movement with Boy and Girl troops (which had already running unofficially) Published Yarns for Boy Scouts |
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1911 |
Appointed Colonel 13th Hussars, November 26 Visited Norway and Sweden for sport and Scouting Interview with King and Crown Prince of Sweden Attended King's Coronation. Received Coronation Medal |
King George V reviews Scouts at Windsor First Scout Disaster: Nine drown off Leysdown |
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| 1912 |
Visited Norway with Donald B- P (nephew)
Knight of St. John of Jerusalem |
Buckhurst Farm experiment Royal Charter of Incorporation |
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Agnes (sister) published The Girl Guide Handbook many sections coming verbatim from Scouting for Boys Visited Panama, West Indies, U.S.A., Japan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand Gave 41 addresses to Public on Scouting, 63 speeches and 69 Scout addresses to a total of 70,280 people Baden-Powell and Olave Soames met and married in October Published Scouts Overseas |
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1913 |
With Lady Baden-Powell visited Algeria, Malta, Naples, etc Made Master of Mercers' Company Freedom of City of Kingston Son (Arthur Robert Peter) born October 30th Published Scouting Games |
Duke of Connaught, President
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1914
Start of |
Bust made of BP. by Drury for Mercers Hall Henrietta Grace (BP's mother) died October 13th Published Quick training for War Raised Boy Scout Endowment Fund (100,000UKP) |
Charter of Incorporation received by Guide Movement Manchester Conference First National Good Turn: Scouts Day of work for the blind London Boy Scouts inspected by Queen Alexandra on Horse Guards Parade Scouts mobilised to form guards for railways etc., and take over Coastguard duties Introduction of experimental scheme for Wolf Cubs or Young Scouts |
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1915 |
Visited the Armies in France as guest of Sir John French Set up Scout Hut, Etaples, France Published Indian Memories and The Adventures of a Spy Addressed six meetings, Liverpool, on behalf of Y.M.C.A. Daughter (Heather Grace) born June 1st Inspected Boy Scouts on Coastwatching Duty |
Scouts' Friendly Society founded |
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1916 |
Visit to British Armies in France Published Young Knights of the Empire Girl Guide Conference, Matlock: Lady BP. elected Chief Commissioner of Girl Guides Published The Wolf Cub's Handbook Started the Wolf Cub newspaper Started the Wolf Cub Movement (first World Cub display at Caxton Hall, London) |
Scout Jack Cornwell posthumously awarded V.C. Manchester Patrol Leader's Conference Roland House opened Ranger Guides started |
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1917 |
Daughter (Betty St. Clair) born April 16th Conference of Scout Commissioners at Matlock Published Girl Guiding |
First scheme for Senior Scouts introduced New Imperial Headquarters opened, 25, Buckingham Palace Road, London |
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1918 Armistice November 11th. |
Olave elected Chief Guide Member of War Museum Committee Visited front in France Visited Scouts in Spain and Portugal Bought Pax Hill, Bently, Hants Established Flax gathering Camps for Boy Scouts |
Boy Scout Conferences Bournemouth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and London Senior Scouts renamed Rover Scouts Queen Alexandra reviewed Girl Guides |
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1919 |
Order of Alfonso XII of Spain With Lady BP. to Canada and U.S.A. to develop Scouts and Guides Published Aids to Scoutmastership Started Scoutmasters' Training School at Gilwell Park. (first woodbadge course) |
Gilwell Park opened. (presented to Scouts by W.F. de Bois Maclaren |
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1920 |
Orders-Redeemer of Greece and Christ of Portugal Baden-Powell acclaimed Chief Scout of the World Obtained Royal Charter for Girl Guides' Association |
First international conference and International Jamboree of Boy Scouts, Olympia, London, attended by representatives from all countries Open Conference at Leeds International Scout Bureau started in London, along with setting up of International Committee. |
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1921 |
Created Baronet |
Open conference at Cambridge Two Scouts selected for Shackleton's Expedition First Gilwell Reunion |
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With Lady BP. to India at invitation of Viceroy (Lord Chelmsford) to organise Scout and Guide Movement Also visited Scouts and Guides in Burma, Ceylon, Palestine and Egypt Visited France to see American Camp for Boy Scouts in the devastated area Published What Scouts can Do and An Old Wolf's Favourites |
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1922 |
Visited Belgium, saw Scouts, Cardinal Mercier, and King Albert Received Legion of Honour (Commander) |
World Scout membership exceeds 1 million Headquarters' Gazette renamed The Scouter |
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Published Rovering to Success Posse of Welcome to Prince of Wales by 60,000 Scouts at Alexandra Palace Addressed Second International Scout Conference Paris, and International Education Conference Geneva |
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1923 |
Awarded G.C.V.O. With Lady BP. visited Canada for International Education Conference. Addressed meetings and saw Scouts and Guides at many centres LL.D. Toronto and McGill Universities Returned via U.S.A President Old Carthusian Club Published new edition of Pigsticking D.C.L. Oxford |
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1924 |
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Empire Jamboree at Wembley Exhibition, where the Prince of Wales camped with the Scouts. Second World Jamboree and Third International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark. First Scout Musical Festival held at the Royal College of Music. First International Committee elected. First World Camp of Girl Guides at Foxlease. |
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1925 |
President of the Federation of Rambling Clubs Grand Cross of Order of Danneborg |
Special Tests Branch set up Open Conference, Bristol Kandersteg International Scout Chalet opened in the Swiss Alps |
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1926 |
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First Rover Scout Moot at Albert Hall, London Fourth International Scout Conference, Kandersteg International Sea Scout Regatta, Antwerp |
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With Lady BP. visited America as guests of the Boy Scouts of America With Lady BP. and children visited South Africa, spent seven months there, travelled 8,498 miles inspecting Scouts and Guides and promoting the Movement |
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1927 |
Return from South Africa Awarded G.C.M.G. Published Life's Snags |
First Roland House Pantomime Open Conference Bournemouth Rosemary Convalescent Home opened International Jamboree in Sweden |
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1928 |
Visited Hungary for International Conference of Girl Guides Received survivors of original Brownsea Island Scout Camp to lunch at Pax Hill Polish order of Pologna Restitua Inspected Scouts at Budapest, etc Visited Scouts in Wales and the Irish Free State |
Introduction of the Scout Group System, until then the Troop encompassed Cub Sixes, Scout and Rover Patrols Rover Moot, Birmingham Open Conference, York Armenian Scouts founded. Albanian Scouts become member of World Organisation Institution of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) |
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1929 |
Visited France and Belgium Received Freedom of Poole and of Blanford Order of Phoenix of Greece, Order of White Lion of Czecho-Slovakia, Order of Merit Hungary Created Baron with title Baden- Powell of Gilwell Granted Freedom of City of London With Lady BP. visited British, French, Spanish and Portuguese Scouts and Guides in the course of a cruise in the Duchess of Richmond Published Scouting and Youth Movement Received from Scouts of the World a motor car, caravan trailer, portrait by David Jagger and cheque B-P unanimously was voted World Chief Scout |
3rd World (Coming of Age) Jamboree, Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, England, attended by 56,000 Scouts from 54 countries Fifth International Conference, Arrowe Park Deep Sea Scouts Branch formed |
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1930 |
With Lady BP. visited West Indies and Bermuda and home via New York, joint banquet, from Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Granted Freedom of Canterbury |
Rover Moot, Auchengillan, Scotland Percy Everett knighted The Boy Scouts Association Membership: 438,098 Lady BP. elected Chief Guide of the World |
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1931 |
With Lady BP. visited Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, addressing meetings and inspecting Scouts and Guides Awarded Order of Merit of Austria by President Midlas LL.D. of Cambridge University Attended Sixth International Scouter's Conference at Baden bei Wein, Austria |
First World Rover Moot, Kandersteg Open Conference, Brighton |
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1932 |
Awarded Order of Orange of Nassau of Holland Awarded Grand Cross of Gedimanas (Lithuania) Lady BP. created Dame Grand Cross of Order of the British Empire With Lady BP. attended opening of the International Girl Guide Chalet at Adelboden, Switzerland Visited Swiss Scouts' Camp - also that of Dutch Scouts at the Hague |
First London Gang Show
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1933 |
Visited Italy; had interview with Mussolini and audience with the Pope. Saw the Ballilla (state youth movement) and their Training Schools Awarded Grand Cross of Order of Sword of Sweden Awarded Grand Cross of Order of Three Stars of Latvia Awarded Red Cross of Estonia Published Lessons of the Varsity of Life Received Freedom of Pontefract |
4th World Jamboree, Godollo, Hungary Seventh International Conference, Godollo Downe Camp opened |
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With Lady BP. visited Scouts and Guides in Malta and Gibraltar Visited (with 650 Scouters and Guiders) Scouts and Guides in Holland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Norway in S.S. Calgaric |
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1934 |
Laid up for five months after serious operation Published Adventures and Accidents |
First National Scout Service, St. George's Chapel, Windsor |
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Visited (with 670 Scouters and Guiders) Scouts and Guides in Malta, Gibraltar, Nice, Algiers, Lisbon, in S.S. Adriatic With Lady BP. attended Jamboree at Frankston, Melbourne, Australia, visiting on route Scouts and Guides of Ceylon, Malaya, Java, Port Darwin, Thursday Island
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1935 |
Visited the President of the U.S. at White House, returning home in S.S. Majestic Son (Peter) married Carine Boardman |
Lord Somers made acting Chief Scout First of a series of five Scout Training Courses around the U.K King George V, Jubilee Chain of Beacons Eighth International Conference, Stockholm |
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Visited New Zealand, South Sea Island, Canada, Newfoundland and the United States, inspecting Scouts and Guides Attended World Rover Moot in Ingaro, Sweden Scout Jamboree at East London, S. Africa Published Scouting round the World |
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1936 |
Returned to England via St. Helena and Ascension Island Daughter (Betty) married at Bentley (September 24) to Gervas Clay Awarded Grand Cordon of Legion of Honour (France) Published Adventuring to Manhood Revisited Mafeking with Lady BP. and family, and attended South African Jamboree Attended Commissioners' Conference, Norwich Scout and Guide Dinner of Welcome, London Visited Scouts and Guides of France (Paris) |
Great Towers Camp, Windermere, presented by W.B. Wakefield Lord Somers, Deputy Chief Scout Special Tests branch renamed Handicapped Scouts Branch Boy Scout first performed at the Albert Hall, London |
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1937 |
Sailed (January) for India Spent 80th birthday with 13/18th Hussars, last mounted ceremonial parade of Regiment Saw Kadir Cup Competition Awarded Order of Merit Awarded Wateler Peace Prize Silver Wedding Anniversary Dinner, London Published African Adventures Sailed for Kenya Scout Jamboree at Dehli Returned to England; inspected Scouts on duty at Coronation (Coronation Medal George VI) Inspection of Scouts by King and Queen at Windsor Visited Holland for Jamboree and Ninth International Conference at the Hague |
5th World Jamboree, Vogelenzang, Holland R.R.S. Discovery handed over Broadstone Warren and Phasels Wood Camp sites opened Gang Show in Royal Command Performance Scout and Guide Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey National sale of Coronation Programs organised |
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1938 |
Returned to England Built Paxtu at Nyeri, Kenya Published Birds and Beasts in Africa Returned to Kenya Visited (with 470 Scouters and Guiders) Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium in S.S. Orduna |
The Boy Scout Fund launched (£263,000 raised) First World Wolf Cub Leaders' Conference, Gilwell Chalfont Heights Camp opened |
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1939 Declaration of WWII |
Remained in Kenya Family Reunion of children and grandchildren at Paxtu Published Paddle Your Own Canoe Exhibited sketches at Officers' Art Society, London, and Kenya Art Exhibition, Nairobi |
First Scout's Soap Box Derby held at Brooklands Admiralty requests for Scouts to volunteer for Convoy signaller duties. Other war duties undertaken Tenth International Conference, Edinburgh Walton Firs and Frylands Wood Camps opened World Scout Membership: 3.3 million |
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1940 |
Published More Sketches of Kenya Began Snaps and Scraps Daughter (Heather) married to John King (June 16) at Bentley |
Roland House bombed Gilwell Park requisitioned by War Office, closed to Scouting Tolmers, Cuffley Camp opened |
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1941 |
Baden-Powell dies in Nyeri, Kenya. (January 8th) Military Funeral Nyeri Memorial Service, Westminster Abbey, January27 Memorial services throughout world during January |
Air Scout Branch formed Commission set up to consider Post War developments Lord Somers elected Chief Scout of the British Empire. (29th Jan) Sir Percy Everett, Deputy Chief Scout |
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