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=== Camp Chiefs, and other staff === | === Camp Chiefs, and other staff === | ||
[[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 | [[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]] 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 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> | [[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> | ||
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[[Image:Gilwell Park Campfire Circle.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Campfire circle at Gilwell Park]] | [[Image:Gilwell Park Campfire Circle.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Campfire circle at Gilwell Park]] | ||
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While different leader training courses are conducted at Gilwell Park, the most prominent is Wood Badge. Francis Gidney, the first Camp Chief, conducted the first Wood Badge course at Gilwell Park [[September | While different leader training courses are conducted at Gilwell Park, the most prominent is Wood Badge. Francis Gidney, the first Camp Chief, conducted the first Wood Badge course at Gilwell Park [[September]] 8-19, [[1919]]. Gilwell Park became the home of leadership training in the [[Scouting|Scout movement]].<ref name="gillwbhist">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://pinetreeweb.com/woodbadg.htm | title = The Wood Badge Homepage | format = | work = | publisher = Pinetree Web | accessdate = 2006-08-01}}</ref> Leaders from all over the world receive automatic membership in [[1st Gilwell Park Scout Group]] ([[Gilwell Troop 1]]) on completion of the Wood Badge course. These leaders are henceforth called [[Wood Badger]]s or [[Gilwellian]]s. Any location in which Wood Badgers meet is called Gilwell Field. The 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group meets every first weekend of September in Gilwell Park for the [[Gilwell Reunion]].<ref name="historyofficial"/> | ||
The Training Ground, near the White House, is the hallowed ground of Gilwell Park as this is the world home of Wood Badge, the premier Scout leader training course. A large oak tree, the Gilwell Oak, separates the Training Ground from the Orchard.<ref name="historyofficial"/> | The Training Ground, near the White House, is the hallowed ground of Gilwell Park as this is the world home of Wood Badge, the premier Scout leader training course. A large oak tree, the Gilwell Oak, separates the Training Ground from the Orchard.<ref name="historyofficial"/> | ||
