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Early Life
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Olave's parents, Harold and Katherine Soames |
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Stubbing Court, Olave's birthplace. |
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Baby Olave with members of her family. She is pictured
seated on her aunt's knee |
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Olave, aged 3 From Olave Baden-Powell,
by Elizabeth Hartley |
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Age 4 |
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Age 10 |
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Her father was a great fan of tennis. 1902. |
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Approximately 1907 |
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Playing her violin, "Diana" |
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Olave on her pony with her father, mother and the family
dogs. |
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Living in the country gave Olave the opportunity to be very
physically active. Here she's pictured on a cycling expedition with friends,
approximately 1910. |
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More active country life - at the local pond, swimming with
friends in approximately 1910. |
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With her dog Doogie. |
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An early meeting with BP, on the Arcardian, 1912. |
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Engagement photo, September 1912. |
With BP
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A sketch made by BP during their 1912
camping honeymoon in North Africa. |
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With the Rolls Royce gifted by 100,000 Scouts
who gave a penny each, to buy their Chief a wonderful wedding present. Olave
was BPs chauffeur, as he disliked driving. |
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The Assistant Cub Mistress - 1913 |
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Inspecting Scouts, with BP, in 1915 |
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County Commissioner for Sussex, 1916 |
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Chief Guide of England, 1918 |
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The Silver Fish Award, received in 1918 |
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At the first Guider's training at the Opening
of Foxlease, 1923 |
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The BP family in 1923 From Olave
Baden-Powell, by Elizabeth Hartley |
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The BPs in Queensland, Australia in 1931. |
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Olave with Guides at the first World Camp, Foxlease, 1924. |
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The children, 1925 |
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Receiving a bouquet from a Brownie, 1926 |
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With Mrs Storrow, at Adelboden (home of Our
Chalet), in 1931, when Mrs Storrow gifted Our Chalet to |
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Unveiling "The Guide", twin to "The Scout", two
British steam engines. |
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The World Chief Guide in 1931, following her
election in 1930. |
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The BPs taking the salute at a rally in the
Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1931 |
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The BPs at a rally in Melbourne, 1931 |
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Olave at the World Conference in Switzerland,
1934 |
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Olave at the World Conference in Switzerland,
1934 |
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Olave at the World Conference in Switzerland,
1934 |
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Olave at the World Conference in Switzerland,
1934, with Swiss Guides who'd dressed in National Costume for the 'tea' with
the WC Delegates. |
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At Pax Hill, Bentley, 1938. Lord and Lady BP
with their daughter Heather. |
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The BPs in Kenya in 1940, just before BPs death.
From Olave Baden-Powell, by Elizabeth Hartley |
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After BP
In Western Australia, at the Mogumba Mission Station, in
1957 |
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Malaya 1958, at a rally in Penang to honour
Olave's visit to Malaya |
With Uruguay Guides in 1959
Thanks to
Ignacio Andreatta |
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With leper Guides in Hong Kong, 1958 |
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Meeting the Japanese Crown Princess in 1962 |

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Berlin 1964. An historic occasion,
click for more details. |
With Jamaican Guides, 1964 |
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At Lod Airport, Israel, 1964 |
Kenya, 1965
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May 1967, at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in
Brisbane, Queensland. Sylvia Ringrose (Former State Commissioner); Joan
Guthrie (State Commissioner), Lady BP, and Mrs Buntine, Australian
Commissioner. Photo courtesy Guides Queensland State Archives. |
Receiving the Ceres Medal in 1967 |
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Talking to Her Majesty the Queen and
Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, Whitehall, London, 1970, during the
Jubilee celebrations. Both the Queen and Princess Margaret were Guides.
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Unveiling the portrait bust of the Founder at Baden-Powell House,
London, September 1971. |
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With American Girl Scouts
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Mexico, date unknown
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