Francis Gidney
Francis "Skipper" Gidney (1890–1928) was an early leader of the Scouting movement in the United Kingdom. He was appointed the first Camp Chief of Gilwell Park in May 1919, and organized the first Wood Badge adult leader training course there in September 1919. He served in the Scouting organization until 1923, and was honoured by having the Gidney Cabin at Gilwell, a training centre, named for him.
Biography
Gidney started one of the first
Burma Campaign.[2]
Gidney established the
Scouters and boys. The pseudonym continued to be used by his successors at Gilwell in the interwar period.[3] It was his idea to start the 1st Gilwell Scout Troop (today the 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group) for all Wood Badge holders, with its distinctive neckerchief, and he successfully established the pattern still used for modern-day Gilwell Reunions.[1]
Disputes over how Gilwell Park should be managed led to Gidney resigning in 1923, which greatly upset the founder of the Scouting movement,
Easter Sunday, 1930.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Walker, Johnny (2006). "Gidney, Francis 'Skipper'. 1890-1928". Scouting Personalities. Johnny Walker's Scouting Milestones. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen. "Indian Army Officers: 1939-1945 - G". www.unithistories.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ISBN 81-7625-351-0.
- ^ Walker, Johnny (2006). "Gidney, Francis 'Skipper'. 1890-1928". Scouting Personalities. Johnny Walker's Scouting Milestones. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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