Silver Wolf Award (The Scout Association)

Silver Wolf

Owner

The Scout Association

Founder

Robert Baden-Powell

Awarded for

Outstanding service to Scouting

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The Silver Wolf is the highest award made by The Scout Association "for services of the most exceptional character." It is an unrestricted gift of the Chief Scout. The award consists of a Silver Wolf suspended from a dark green and yellow neck ribbon.

History

Since its inception by Robert Baden-Powell, the Silver Wolf has remained the "unrestricted gift of the Chief Scout", although "County Commissioners and overseas Chief Scouts may submit recommendations to Scout Headquarters."

During the early years of the development of the Scout Movement throughout the world, it was the practice of the Founder, Lord Baden-Powell, to give the Silver Wolf to Scouters in any country who had done outstandingly valuable work for the Movement. The Silver Wolf was first awarded to King's Scouts or King's Sea Scouts of at least 2 years service and who earned 12 proficiency badges, who performed under exceptional circumstances like saving a life or repeated acts of bravery, endurance, or self-sacrifice. This Silver Wolf remained a Youth award until 1922, when it became an award for Adult volunteers for Services to Scouting.

The award was of course highly valued, but it began to be realized that the Silver Wolf was a British Scout decoration, even though it was given by the Chief Scout of the World. Accordingly, in 1934, the Bronze Wolf Award was created as the only award made by the World Scout Committee.

Recipients

References

^ "DE PADVINDERIJ IN BRITSCH-INDIË". January 7, 1933 – via KB NBM C 44 [Microfilm].
^ "Leider der Poolsche padvinders onderscheiden". January 21, 1938 – via KB NBM C 44 [Microfilm].
^ "Scouting stalwart earns top honour". Coventry Telegraph. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
^ "Int. Padvindersconferentie in het Gemeentemuseum Opening door prof. Slotemaker de Bruine". August 10, 1937 – via KB NBM C 44 [Microfilm].

"The Bronze Wolf". WOSM Resource Center. Retrieved February 20, 2006.
"Scout Awards and the Cornwell Badge" (PDF). The Scout Association. Retrieved July 17, 2007.

https://heritage.scouts.org.uk/exhibitions/early-days-of-scouting-1907-1920/vera-barclay-a-scouting-pioneer/

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