Adventurous Career of "Chief Scout of All the World" Ends at Age of 83; Fine Military Record London, Jan, 8. 1HE death is announced here of Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell, the founder of the Boy Scouts movement.
He died at his home in Kenya at the age of 83 after having been in ill health for some time.
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell was born on February 22, 1857 in London, the son of the Rev. Professor Baden-Powell, vicar of Plumstead.
In July, 1871, he went to Charterhouse, where his aptitude for games all' sorts soon made him a leader among the boys. It was intended that in May, 1875, he should go up to Balliol College, Oxford, ut Professor Jowett, as the result, of an. informal examination, declared him "not up to Balliol form."
Tu the following summer it was arranged that he should be entered at Christ Church. An open examination for the Army took place in Tanden in July, however; he entered: for it and although he tad no special preparation, passed out fifth (second in cavalry) from among more than seven hundred tes.
He was gazetted to the 13th Hussars, and sailed of once for India, He served on.the Staff as Assistant Milltsry Secretary in South Africa from 1687 to 1889, taking part In the operations in Zululand in 1680, From 1890 {o 1803, he was Assistant Milltary Secretary in Malta. - When the Ashanti expedition against King Prempeh was undertaken, Sir Francis Scott selected him for special service with the column, entrusting his charge the organization of the native levies.
Many Narrow Escapes skill and secrecy of his movements and the accuracy of his information, 0 that they gave him the name of "the wolt that never sleeps at night:
'In 1800, Baden Powell was respon sible for' the defence of Mafeking, and. was promoted Major-General. During the next three years, he wat Tnupector-General of the South Atrlcan Constabulary which he ad him-felt organized." From 1908 to 100%, he' was Inspector-General of Cavalry.
1008, General Baden-Powell embarked upon: the scheme which "had been in his mind for many' years, and Rppenrance of the now world-famous publication "Scouting "for Boys" Troops and patrols of boy scouts sprang up in all parts of the Xingdom, apd. it soon' became necessary to regularize the movement and put {f on.a proper footing. "Se, in 1010, "BP" retired. from ite Army 0 sive his whole time to hie scouts, In the previous year, he had been created. a Knight and' had also ceived the K.GV.O, and the KEB,
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