The Reverend George Turner Waldegrave

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(18 March 1889 – 15 May 1966) was the son of Reverend Samuel Edmund Waldegrave and

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. He was the

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of the Boy Scout Association, Hong Kong Branch from November 1921 to 1934 and

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in charge of the Seamen’s Institute. Waldegrave is also the founder of the first Sea Scout Group in Hong Kong. On 1934-06-04, he was awarded the

(Civil Division). Waldegrave revived the Hong Kong Scouting from its ebb after

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. He made Hong Kong Scouting incorporated in

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. Several infrastructure was built, such as the first campsite,

Chaiwan Campsite Chai Wan (; ), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential are ...

in Chai Wan. Before his retirement from his commissionership, he was award The Silver Wolf, highest honour in

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. He held the office of

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from 1935 to 1959.

References

1889 births 1966 deaths Members of the Order of the British Empire George Turner Waldegrave People associated with Scouting Scouting and Guiding in Hong Kong People from Sholing {{Scout-bio-stub