Betty Clay
Betty Clay | |
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Born | 16 April 1917 |
Died | 24 April 2004 | (aged 87)
Nationality | British |
Other names | Betty St Clair Baden-Powell |
Education | Westonbirt School |
Known for | Guiding and Scouting |
Spouse |
Gervas Charles Robert Clay
(m. 1936) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Baden-Powell |
Betty St Clair Clay
Career
Clay enrolled in the
Clay accompanied her parents on many official tours including some overseas,[
Upon her marriage in 1936, Clay moved to
Clay received from both the Scout and Guide Associations their highest awards for good service: The Silver Wolf from the Scouts in 1984 and a Silver Fish Award from the Guides in 1995. In 1993, she became only the second person ever to be awarded an honorary Gilwell Wood Badge.[2]
Personal life
In 1936, on board ship returning from Africa, Betty met Gervas Clay (16 April 1907 – 18 April 2009),[3] a District Commissioner in Her Majesty's Colonial Service in Northern Rhodesia[2] (present-day Zambia), who was returning to England on leave; they married on 24 September 1936. Gervas Clay later became Her Majesty's Resident Commissioner of the Barotseland Protectorate,[2] in which capacity, in 1960, he and Betty entertained Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.[citation needed] Gervas and Betty Clay had four children.[4] They lived in Northern Rhodesia until they retired to Somerset in 1964.[2]
Honours
She was the holder of the
In 1997 she was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE). She attended many
Death
She died, aged 87, on 24 April 2004, in Elliscombe House Nursing Home, where she was recovering following a fall at home.
Legacy
The Scout Association's Betty Clay Library is located in Gilwell Park.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ "Celebrating a Guiding Life: The Hon. Mrs. Betty Clay, CBE 1917-2004". A tribute to Betty St. Clair Clay née Baden-Powell. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Carter, Simon (10 October 2011). "Betty Clay: Follower in her Baden-Powell parents' footsteps". The Independent. No. 13 May 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Gervas (Charles Robert) Clay". A tribute to Betty's husband. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Taylor, Andrew. "Australia's Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell" (PDF). Australian Scout. No. May 2020. Scouts Victoria. p. 17. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Betty Clay, last direct link with the Founder of Scouting and Guiding Lord Baden-Powell dies". Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
- ^ "North Cheriton". Camelot Churches. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Clay - Deaths Announcements". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Memorial services". The Times. 13 July 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Baden–Powell House Gilwell Park Conference Centres" (PDF). Scouts Conference Centres Brochure. The Scout Association. 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Gilwell Park London, [Brochure]. "Wedding meeting spaces". www.gilwellpark.co.uk. Part of: The Scout Association. Retrieved 1 March 2021.