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== History == | == History == | ||
:''See also: [[The Singapore Scout Association]]'' | :''See also: [[The Singapore Scout Association]]'' | ||
Scouting was first introduced in Singapore in [[1908]], but was officially founded on [[July 2]], [[1910]], when young [[Scoutmaster]] [[Frank Cooper Sands]] arrived in Singapore from [[Nottingham]] and established two Boy Scout troops in Singapore for the children of the | Scouting was first introduced in Singapore in [[1908]], but was officially founded on [[July 2]], [[1910]], when young [[Scoutmaster]] [[Frank Cooper Sands]] arrived in Singapore from [[Nottingham]] and established two Boy Scout troops in Singapore for the children of the British [[colonist]]s. From there, the movement spread to other parts of the [[Straits Settlements]] and what were to become the [[states of Malaysia]]. Sands spent the next 40 years helping to create Scouting in the region, and is often called the "Father of Malayan Scouting". | ||
In 1974, Datuk Syed Hashim bin Abdullah was awarded the ''Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. Other recipients include Tan Sri Kamarul Ariffin bin Mohd Yassin in 1983. | In 1974, Datuk Syed Hashim bin Abdullah was awarded the ''Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. Other recipients include Tan Sri Kamarul Ariffin bin Mohd Yassin in 1983. | ||
