Founder's World Tour to Rebuild Legion Making a trip around the world for the purpose of rebuilding the Legion of Frontiersmen, of which he was} the founder, Captain R. Pocock, veteran of two wars, passed through 'Shanghai on Sunday' in the s. _Empress of Russia. The Legion of Fron-Uersmen is a world wide organiza~ ion that was founded in 1904, but due to the loss of 9,000 of its members during the war, and subsequent deaths, the lst of members has de-predaied. Céptain Pocock, row 70 years old, is visiting the various branches of the organization, encouraging new memberships, and estabolishing new squadrons in those cities that have no branch.
During his few hours here yesterday he visited several people in Shanghai who will, he hopes, under-fake to start a squadron here. Due, however, to the day being Sunday, and with all the offers closed, had not much hope that he would be able to accomplish a great deal.
During his trip around the world he has visited South Africa, Austra-Ya, New Zealand, and Hongkong. He spoke enthusiastically of New Zealand, which he characterized as a marvellous country.
The headquarters of the Legion ore in London, and the president and the vice-president are, like himself, ex-constables of the Canadian Mounted Police. Before the war the organization had a grand total of 17,- 500 members, but war took away more than Half of that number.
A Strenuous Career Captain Pocock was born in 1865. His father was a commander in the British Navy, and the son, like his father, started in to prepare himself for the sea. But apparently he did not take to the sea, and after finishing his education, he joined the Royal Mounted' Police. He served in the second Nei Rebellion in 1885 where ho was frozen and pensioned. During another trouble in northern British Columbia in 1887 he served a newspaper correspondent for a Montreal paper, but he said that the Government forces could not come in contact with the Iodians whom they had been sent to quell, so the whole "war" was ruined og far as he was concerned, quently became a mission '2 seaman with the Yokohama pirates. On one occasion he rode on horseback from Canada to Mexico City along the ranges of the Rocky Moun-{ains, He served in the South African War as a scout in 1901. After the war he travelled in' Greenland, founded the Legion of Frontiersmen in 1904, and in 1914 enlisted, at the age of 49, for service in the war. He was commissioned a captain in the following year, commanding a battery of horse. artillery.
'After the war' Captain Pocock did research work with deep sea fisher ries, be was with the Oxford edition to Spitzbergen, and "was geographer to a sea expedition in the Frontiersmen in 1923. He was admitted to Charterhouse in 1928.
He has written a number of books, and for a hobby he sketches as well as travels.
'His sister Lena, who married Sir Henry Simpson in 1908, is as adventurous as her brother.' She did her part in the war by organizing the Lena Ashwell concerts at the Front. 'She is also chairman of the Lena Ashwell Players. Like her brother' she has also a number of books to her credit, Herald" Photo.
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