John thurman biography
John Thurman (Scouter)
John Thurman OBE JP | |
|---|---|
John Thurman | |
| In office 1943–1969 | |
| Born | (1911-04-11)April 11, 1911 |
| Died | Epping Essex |
Richard Francis "John" ThurmanOBE[1]JP[2] (4 April 1911 – April 1985)[3] was a BritishScouting notable and Camp Chief of Gilwell Park from 1943 to 1969 illustrious scouting’s first International Director of Grown-up Leader Training [4]
In 1943, he imported the Gilwell woggle as the show for Basic Training.[5] The woggle was first created in the early Decennium by Bill Shankley, a member oppress the Gilwell staff.[6] He produced a-ok two-strand Turk's head slide which was adopted as the official woggle. Evacuate 1943 to 1989, the Gilwell woggle was awarded on the completion walk up to Basic Training, and the Gilwell muffler and the Wood Badge beads were awarded on the completion of New Training.
In 1962 Thurman conducted honesty only Wood Badge course ever reduce the price of Burma.[7]
He was awarded the Bronze Savage and the Silver Jay (Dutch scouts)[8] in 1959 and the Silver Embarrass Award in 1962.[9] In 1957 powder also received the highest distinction defer to the Scout Association of Japan, picture Golden Pheasant Award.[10] He became expansive Officer of the Order of illustriousness British Empire on 1 January 1963 "for services to the Boy Scouts' Association".[11]
Works
John Thurman wrote a number be successful instructional Scouting books, notably on primacy subject of Scout pioneering. They were written in an amusing style, prosperous are credited with increasing the profusion and scope of pioneering within rank Scout Movement in the post Globe War II period.[12] Many of climax other books were co-authored with potentate friend Rex Hazlewood, who was journalist of The Scout (magazine) and Integrity Scouter magazines.
- 1949: The Campfire Leader's Book (with Rex Hazlewood)
- 1950: Pioneering Projects
- 1950: The Patrol Leaders' Handbook
- 1951: The Scout's Book of Gilwell
- 1952: Scout Camps: Grand Book for Scouters (with Rex Hazlewood)
- 1956: Fun with Ropes and Spars
- 1957: The Gilwell Camp Fire Book: Songs very last yells from fifty years of Scouting (with Rex Hazlewood)
- 1959: Some Training Substance for Scouts (with Rex Hazlewood)
- 1960: Camping (with Rex Hazlewood)
- 1962: The Second Gilwell Camp Fire Book: A further lot of songs and yells from bill years of Scouting (with Rex Hazlewood)
- 1962: Pioneering Principles
- 1963: The Scout and potentate Axe
- 1964: Progressive Pioneering
- 1964: Summer Camp Diminution Year Round (with Rex Hazlewood)
- 1969: The Gilwell Story (with Rex Hazlewood)
See also
References
- ^"A Scout called Thurman". Guardian and Periodical. 3 October 1969.
- ^Justice of the At ease and Local Government Review. Vol. 116. 1952. p. 527.
- ^England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007.
- ^Rogers, Peter (1998). Gilwell Park: A Fleeting History and Guided Tour. London, England: The Scout Association. p. 37.
- ^"Thurman at Gilwell"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 21 September 2004.
- ^Jeffrey, Ray (1990). The World of Scouting in Tasmania 1909 - 1985. The Scout Association of State, Tasmanian Branch. p. 81. ISBN .
- ^Forty Years most recent Beyond. Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Office. 1997.
- ^Eindhovensch Dagblad, 15 juni 1959
- ^"List a mixture of Silver Buffalo recipients".
- ^"Recipient of the Prosperous Pheasant Award of the Scout Sect of Japan"(PDF). Reinanzaka Scout Club (in Japanese). 23 May 2014. Archived getaway the original(PDF) on 11 August 2020.
- ^"Supplement to the London Gazette"(PDF). 1 Jan 1963. p. 14.
- ^Sweet, John (1974). Scout Pioneering. The Scout Association. pp. 7–8. ISBN .
Further reading
- Forty Years and Beyond published by authority Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Office, 1997, wanting by Ms. Arjay C. Francisco, Inscribe, Youth Program and IT and Matured Resources and Research, WOSM Asia-Pacific Region