Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell
| Peter Baden-Powell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 October 1913 Ewhurst, East Sussex |
| Died | 9 December 1962 St Thomas' Hospital (died of leukemia) |
Arthur Robert Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell, Bt, FRSA (Ewhurst, East Sussex, 30 October 1913 – 9 December 1962) was the son of Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, and Olave St. Clair Soames. He was also the nephew of Agnes Baden-Powell, Baden Baden-Powell, and Warington Baden-Powell, and the grandson of Baden Powell. The elder Baden-Powell was a great fan of James Barrie's play Peter Pan and acknowledged the Peter in his son's name as well as the name of his daughter Wendy were inspired by the play.http://scout.org/en/about_scouting/facts_figures/history/b_p_s_last_message
He married Carine Crause-Boardman on 3 January 1936. The couple had two sons and a daughter:
- Robert Crause, born 15 October 1936, the later 3rd Baron Baden-Powell, who married Patience Helene Mary Batty in 1963, and have no children. He lives in Albury, near Guildford; Patience died on 18 December 2010.
- The Honourable David Michael, born 11 December 1940, who married Joan Phillips Berryman, and had three sons. They moved to live in Melbourne, Australia. Michael is heir to the titles.
- The Honourable Wendy Dorothy, born 16 September 1944, unmarried, and moved to live in Melbourne, Australia
Baden-Powell was, like his father, educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire. He served in the British South Africa Police between 1934 and 1937. He was in the Native Affairs Department, Southern Rhodesia between 1937 and 1945. He was elected a member of the Mercers' Company in 1948. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Baden-Powell, of Gilwell, Essex on 8 January 1941. He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (R.S.A.). He died in 1962 aged 49.[1]
Peter was deeply involved in Scouting. He was, until his death, Guildmaster of The B-P Guild of Old Scouts.[2] During a visit in Austria in 1957 he was awarded with one of the highest honour of Austrian Scouting the Silbernen Steinbock (am rot-weiß-roten Band).[3]
Peter was also a Special Constable in the City of London Police Force.
Carine Crause-Boardman was born in 1913 and died on May 14, 1993. She was a nurse.
[edit] References
- ^ Charles Mosley (editor), ed (1999). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (106th ed.). Crans, Switzerland: Burke Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd.
- ^ Rose Kerr. "Peter Baden-Powell 1913 - 1963". http://www.olavebadenpowell.org/family/Peter.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ "Aus Österreich-Bundeskorps" (in German). Unser Ziel-Monatsschrift für Pfadfinderführer (Pfadfinder Österreichs): 31. October 1957.
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Baden-Powell |
Baron Baden-Powell 1941–1962 |
Succeeded by Robert Crause Baden-Powell |
