History of Sea Scouting. A History 1909-2009 - Masini, Roy
A History, 1909-2009
KORTE INHOUD
Sea Scouting in the UK began in 1909, a year after the establishment of Scouting. Very little has been written about Warington Baden-Powell, founder of the Sea Scouts, who was the elder brother of Robert Baden-Powell and a keen yachtsman and sailor. He wrote Sea Scouting for Boys in 1912 and it remained the main Sea Scouting 'textbook' for many years. Today there are some 450 Sea Scout Groups throughout the United Kingdom, with 10,000 members.After Great Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, Lord Kitchener made an urgent appeal for Sea Scouts to perform duties as coastal lookouts and thereby replace the coastguards who had been recalled by the Royal Navy for service in HM ships. These coast watching duties lasted from 5 August 1914 to 7 March 1920, during which time 23,000 Scouts provided this essential service. Their contribution was formally recognised by the Admiralty Board in 1919 when Sea Scout groups were given access to Naval facilities, while remaining independent of Naval control. At the outbreak ...
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2011Uitgever: The History Press Ltd268 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 186077573XISBN-13: 9781860775734Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Masini, Roy] [Pagina's: 268] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: The History Press Ltd] [Jaar: 2011] [Titel: History of Sea Scouting. A History 1909-2009]
