Scouts in Gawler
| Type of organisation: | Community Service |
| Also known as: | Boy Scouts |
| Street name: | Holmes |
| Street suffix: | Street |
| Town or locality: | Willaston |
| Date established: | 1909
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Click here to view a Pictorial Movie Stream of 1st Gawler Scout Group. 1st Gawler Scout Group was established November, 1909, and has played a major role in the development of Gawler's youth for over 105 years.
Read about some of Gawler's Scouting history, as recalled by David Kranz, here.
Please click here for photos of Scouts in Gawler.
In July 1940 Scoutmaster Reginald Charles Knaggs received a medal from the Commonwealth Chief Scout, Lord Gowrie, for 19 years of service to the 1st Gawler Scouts.[1] Later that month he enlisted in the Australian Army to serve in WWII, and in November 1942 he died of illness whilst serving.[2] [3]David Kranz, who was one of the scouts at that time, recalls the troop being informed of his death and the impact it had on them (see David Kranz).
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References
- ↑ “Long Service Scout Medals” (The Mail 20 Jul 1940) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55733999
- ↑ Australian War Memorial - Roll of Honour https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1686767
- ↑ Department of Veterans Affairs https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=673295&c=WW2
![Nick Cooper [Sixer Black Six] with trophy for best Six December 1987](https://live.staticflickr.com/1462/24446915286_9a66863398.jpg)
![Gold rush Scout camp 1989 - Mark Cooper [r]](https://live.staticflickr.com/1563/24177530660_91bb2b3bb4.jpg)
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