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[[Francis Gidney|Captain Francis "Skipper" Gidney]] became the first Camp Chief in May 1919 and served until 1923. He organized the first Wood Badge training, and contributed to setting up Gilwell Park as the Scouters' training centre. The Gidney Cabin was built and named in his honour in 1929 to serve as a training centre.<ref name="historyofficial"/><ref name='thurman-1951'/> The second Camp Chief was [[J.S. Wilson|John Skinner Wilson]], who served from 1923 until 1939. Wilson was Colonel with the British Indian Police when he became a [[Scout Leader]] in 1917. In 1921 he traveled to Gilwell Park to take leader training, which led to his retirement from the Indian Police in 1922 to become a full time Scout Leader. He was honoured with the [[Bronze Wolf|Bronze Wolf Award]] in 1937, the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]].<ref name="wilson1">{{cite web | url = http://pinetreeweb.com/departures.htm | title = Departures: John S. Wilson | publisher = Pine Tree Web | accessdate = 2006-08-30}}</ref><ref name="wilson2"> {{cite web | url = http://www.woodbadge.org/wbgbbWB.htm | title = Green Bar Bill Hillcourt's Impact on Wood Badge | publisher = Wood Badge.org | accessdate = 2006-08-30}}</ref> | [[Francis Gidney|Captain Francis "Skipper" Gidney]] became the first Camp Chief in May 1919 and served until 1923. He organized the first Wood Badge training, and contributed to setting up Gilwell Park as the Scouters' training centre. The Gidney Cabin was built and named in his honour in 1929 to serve as a training centre.<ref name="historyofficial"/><ref name='thurman-1951'/> The second Camp Chief was [[J.S. Wilson|John Skinner Wilson]], who served from 1923 until 1939. Wilson was Colonel with the British Indian Police when he became a [[Scout Leader]] in 1917. In 1921 he traveled to Gilwell Park to take leader training, which led to his retirement from the Indian Police in 1922 to become a full time Scout Leader. He was honoured with the [[Bronze Wolf|Bronze Wolf Award]] in 1937, the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]].<ref name="wilson1">{{cite web | url = http://pinetreeweb.com/departures.htm | title = Departures: John S. Wilson | publisher = Pine Tree Web | accessdate = 2006-08-30}}</ref><ref name="wilson2"> {{cite web | url = http://www.woodbadge.org/wbgbbWB.htm | title = Green Bar Bill Hillcourt's Impact on Wood Badge | publisher = Wood Badge.org | accessdate = 2006-08-30}}</ref> | ||
[[John Thurman|R.F. "John" Thurman]] was a | [[John Thurman|R.F. "John" Thurman]] was a British Scout Leader who served as Camp Chief from 1943 until 1969 and was awarded the Bronze Wolf Award in 1959. He was a strong promoter of Scout training and wrote books on the subject that were translated into other languages. The Thurman Memorial stands near The Pigsty.<ref name="historyofficial"/><ref name="thurman"> {{cite web | url = http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs145001.pdf | title = The Origins of the Wood Badge | format = {{PDFlink|304KB}} | publisher = The Scout Association | accessdate = 2006-08-30}}</ref> Thurman was succeeded by John Huskin.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.scouts-europe.org/grandir/eclaireurs/6-coin-maitrise/MacLaren/histoire-gilwell.shtml| title = De Gilwell au MacLaren | publisher = Guides et Scouts d'Europe | language = French | accessdate = 2006-09-10}}</ref> | ||
[[Don Potter]] (1902-2004) was an [[England|English]] [[sculptor]] and [[wood carver]] who was a lifelong staff member at Gilwell Park, serving as a Gilwell Master Craftsman.<ref name="donpotter"> {{cite web | year = 2002 | url = http://www.bryanston.co.uk/news/pdf/Newsletter%2012.pdf | title = Don Potter's 100th Birthday | format = {{PDFlink|140KB}} | publisher = The Bryanston Newsletter | accessdate = 2006-08-30}}</ref> Potter created wood carvings at Gilwell Park, including the Jim Green Gate, Gidney Cabin, the Leopard Gates, and totems he carved for the 1929 [[World Jamboree]].<ref name='light-2002'>{{cite book | last = Light | first = Vivienne | title = Don Potter: an inspiring century | location = [[Brook, New Forest, Hampshire]] | publisher = Canterton Books | year = 2002 | id = ISBN 0-9541627-1-4 }}</ref> | [[Don Potter]] (1902-2004) was an [[England|English]] [[sculptor]] and [[wood carver]] who was a lifelong staff member at Gilwell Park, serving as a Gilwell Master Craftsman.<ref name="donpotter"> {{cite web | year = 2002 | url = http://www.bryanston.co.uk/news/pdf/Newsletter%2012.pdf | title = Don Potter's 100th Birthday | format = {{PDFlink|140KB}} | publisher = The Bryanston Newsletter | accessdate = 2006-08-30}}</ref> Potter created wood carvings at Gilwell Park, including the Jim Green Gate, Gidney Cabin, the Leopard Gates, and totems he carved for the 1929 [[World Jamboree]].<ref name='light-2002'>{{cite book | last = Light | first = Vivienne | title = Don Potter: an inspiring century | location = [[Brook, New Forest, Hampshire]] | publisher = Canterton Books | year = 2002 | id = ISBN 0-9541627-1-4 }}</ref> | ||