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The [[1st World Scout Jamboree]] was held at [[Olympia, London|Olympia]], London in the summer of 1920. Here Baden-Powell was designated as [[Chief Scout (The Scout Association)|Chief Scout]] of the World. | The [[1st World Scout Jamboree]] was held at [[Olympia, London|Olympia]], London in the summer of 1920. Here Baden-Powell was designated as [[Chief Scout (The Scout Association)|Chief Scout]] of the World. | ||
The service performed by Scouts during war and particularly during air raids and [[the Blitz]] on London in | The service performed by Scouts during war and particularly during air raids and [[the Blitz]] on London in World War II is recognised by their presence every year on [[Remembrance Day]] at the [[Cenotaph]] in London.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/remembrance/history/scouts.shtml BBC Program on the Scouts at the Cenotaph]</ref> | ||
A small museum of the story of Robert Baden-Powell is housed at [[Baden-Powell House]] in London.<ref> [http://www.britainexpress.com/London/Baden_Powell_House.htm Baden-Powell House, London] </ref> | A small museum of the story of Robert Baden-Powell is housed at [[Baden-Powell House]] in London.<ref> [http://www.britainexpress.com/London/Baden_Powell_House.htm Baden-Powell House, London] </ref> | ||
