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The [[1st World Scout Jamboree]] was held at 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 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 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> | ||
